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skNi,  and  anding  on  |ho  laat  paga  wHh  a  printOd 
or  Mlustratad  Imprasslon. 


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shaN  contain  tha  symbol  -^'  (moaning  "CON- 
TINUED"), or  tho  symbol  ▼  (moankig  "END"), 
whiehayar  appNas. 

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diffarant  raduetlon,  ratios.  Thoaa  too  larga  to  bo 
antiraly  biehidad  in  ono  OKpoaara  ara  fNmad 
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plue  grand  soin.  oompto  tenu  do  la  oondnlon  et 
do  la  natteti  do  rsKomplelre  flim4.  et  en 
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is  demMre  pege  qui  oomporte  une  telle 


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eae:  le  symbolo  — »•  signlflo  "A  SUiVHI".  la 
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nipimmd't  tM  whitb  Infants  wtrt  included^  at  will  apptar  fnia 
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Infant  Bapttja^  .        V  .  .  ^71 

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mitbif  ttu  lawful  u  aimmfiir  Babtifm  fy  Spping  trlmmnfitA 

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tlwrc  AmvM  U.m  Httk  bitttrMft  ia  a  tiMiilk  of  am- 
trovtrfy,  M  in  A  Wta-lttttr."  It  wtn  i»jw4  muck  i» 
wiOitd,  tkat  in  all  wUfiom  wnuanmiim  at  kai,  biwt* 
■•(•,iMlkcaa4mifr«prtiinitadmw«i«laifdaft4«.  Tnitk  ftukU  aoc 
in  n«cd  of  fnch  cxpedlcatt  to  fiimrt  it.\Tk«7  woald  oafy  (U%ni^ . 
it,  were  tliey  to  appear  on  its  idtv  and  prajndict  paopk  a^aiaft  M, 
When  the  mind  is  calm  and  dil)paiionate,  tiien  oaljr  it  is  ul  a  pm> 
per  ftate  to  inveftigate,  perceive  and  embrace  trvth.  Harfli  Laa- 
fuaffe  irritates  and  |>rovolccs,  and  utterly  anfits  the  auad  for  aaf  of 
uiele.  Befides,  acrimony  and  reviling  are  direfUy  oppoftte  to  tha 
chriftian  temper— are  very  unbecoming  the  followers  of  the  asedc 
Jisus*  and  the  advocates  of  his  caaie.  And  yti  alas  I  hoar  oftea 
do  we.  fee  men  indulge-  themfelves  in  thefe  without  refiiaiat,  and 
coBtfl«d ia^ iht mokmiekri/tim muma abom  cht trathi oC-Chiil^ 


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*  tvery  thing  that  had  the  apjiearance  of  harihnefs,  or  even  of  aa- 
kindneis ;  and  if  any  thing  in  the  heat  of  arrumeatatioB  lutth  in- 
adverteady  dropt  from  my  pen,  that  looks  like  either,  I  do  keie 
#BtraA  it  To  rui/om,  not  to  rmi,  wu-my  deign.  I  was  confident 
of  the  goodneft  of  tke  can^  I  bad  undertaken—that  there  were  ar- 
gumentyn  abaadance  to  fupport  it,  and  tkat  nothing  was  wandng 
but  to  flppefe  in  a  proper  light.  I  bear  no  ill-will  to  Anabapdfts. 
On  the  ^ditrary,  I  nave  muoi  perfonal  efteem  for  foveral  of  theai 
with  whom  I  am  acquainted ;  and'  think  there  are  many  pious* 
fincere  chriftians  among  them,  altho'  they  are  in  an  error  u  to  ilkfaat 
.  baptifm,  , 

Anabapdfts  think  they  ^ve  a  right  to  vin<licate  thf ir  pfinciplet  f 

and  accordingly,  are  very'^ii^dUforion*  in  fupportina  diem  ftom  tibia 

prefs,  the  pulpit  and  in  converiation.    OertainlvtLea,  they  caiiB0% 

olame  others  for  defending  themielves  and  tkcur  piiaciplet  {  elp»- 

dally  againft  fuch  atucks  as  would  nnchnrch  wem,  and  leava 

theni  neithetr  miniftry  nor  ordinance ;  but  would  make  them  to  be 

.jKO  mlbre  tkan  a  parcel  of  anbaptized  heathens. 

r   Indeed  the  zeal  of  Analumtifts  to  propagate  their  priadpleaiMl^ 

caftoned  the  writing  of  this  Mjsjt,   Tho*,  by  the  way,  I  canno^I•- 

eoncile  their  xeal  for  dipjpine  with  the  low  «Riination  in  which  thev 

ieemtoholdbaptifinitfelf.   Somuchearncftaeftforapardcalarmow 

of  baptixiBg,  and  dipping  is  no  more,  I  am  apprehenfive  will  be  apt 

^^U>  draw  the  attaitioa  of  too  man}r  from  the  inward  part  or  thing  fig- 

niied  in  that  facraiaent,  and  fix  it  ontyon  the  oatwaid  vifiUe  im 

or  fonn  in  baatifiB.  Several  of  Dr.  Gilt*  pamphlets  agidaft  lafott 

;bapt^'  are,  diftiibated  about.,  A  large  imprdtoi^hia  M^k^ 

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fkh-Ji  •t  y^hmt  b«pcifim  «ft«r  mdiag  fiidipMifkktt,  it  it  ipt 
t»>t  wiMiJ  at.    llAoy  moBbav  oi  tW  cJmucIi  •f  EAflaad  cx- 
I  wmgfi,  a  iium  diin  to  Im  tlM  Mgwamm  ia  fiivovr  of  iafaat  bap- 
'^maK$ami$  A •»  aoodMr  parfiM  iwintd  wilUag  lo  ■i|«krtakt  it, 
>kattikdtv«lvtdoaa«.    I  mb  imfiUt  tiMt  tiM  («kj«a  mag  lit  kara 
•aity  fiJlaa  iato  bcttir  liaa^.— Ha«r«v«r,  cImA  wko  ai«  caadi*! 
will  MadUy  aocapt  aay  w«U-masat  attoipt  to  ftnra  tiM  caaft  of 
tratK  aroM  altko'  it  our  sot  ba  lb  wall  axacutad  aa  thajr  coaid  arifli. 
laan  aAaatad  by  a  faaM  of  doty  i  and  a  conicioafneu  that  I  havo 
iacataly  aadcavoaiad  to  difchai^  it,  will  fnficieatly  coaaterrail 
asy  ♦b^aftioat  that  may  ba  aada  to  my  parfornuMCff  ot  lo  lay  aii- 
fitgiai;  ia  tbia  omitroverfy.  /  ^ :  .;.     v. 

AkW  it  mu  none  of  mr  ba/iaaTi  to  retnrn  a  jproMbd  aalWar  to 
'Dr.  GUfp.  aad  bit  aaoia  is  not  once  mantioned  in  tba  feUowinf  ^^  .• 
¥er  tba  jcadar  nriU  pkiUo  to  obienra ,  that  cvary  arpuBfeaf  acaiaft' 
ia^hnt  bapcifia  in  bai  ^9^$  fo  far  m  I  can  recoUcA,  that  dewnrca 
■ottca^  M  amoag  otban^Mnr  refuted.  I  mentioned  not  bia  name,  nor 
tbat  of  any  other  Anabaptift  writer,  on  purpofe  to  avoidNiikl  perib- 
■al  redaaaona  aad  c^ttafta.   I  wroi 


wrote  againit  priaciyki 
,  fnch  aa  they  vivre,  not  asaiiift  pmbot. 
Ffoai  priadple,  i»  wall  a*  ditoofilion,  I  am  an  avowed  laMay"|» 
•vatyfoedaa  of  pimeaition— especially  perfecutioii  Sot  confdence 
ilka.  TUa  lattecu  to  be  fore  one  of  the  blackaft  iaadi  tbat  evar 
iafcHadtba  cardk;  Too  lonp  and  too  often  bava  ir#  bloody  bannara 
baoi  difpUyad/tn  the  chriihan  world.  Too  fttqaently  have  the  fol- 
lower! of  th^/4oly  Jisvt  croydad  under  them— armed  with  mutaal 
'        *  and  .violence  ^againft  each  other)  when  they  ftoald 

like  brethren,  as  their  divine  mafter  hath  commanded. 
,iadaBd,  has  often  bad  reaibn  to  bklh  for  her  children 
i    >MM  be  God,  the  rights  of  confcien^e  are  better 
new  ikm  ftavMrly.    However  the  prefent  iwe  auiy  be 
a  daganaracy  of  aumners,  yet  a  fpirit  of  towrance  and 
tens  to  pfovail  in  mbft  denominations  of  chriftians. 
■ay  that  Mrit  ptavail  more  and  more  daily,  ^nntU  perlecataoa 
itally  baaiihed  henceto  in  native  bell.  But  to  aMMM/  Mrm/fy 
th*  pitk  tm»  AUvtndfih  Jmmtt^  mn^itfi  it  be  done  wi^de- 
ey»  caadoor  and  charity,  is  fo  far  from  being  periecatioB,  that 

aa  abfalnm  doty.  Thde  roles  I  have  not  knowingly  traa%ref- 

iUi  aadltfolydedare  that  I  foal  ao  emotions,  bat  ttiMe  of  pinr, 

:cbaiity  and  baaavdcnce  to  Aaabaptifb.    It  is  ny  defire  to  Uye  m 

liiBtbarlr  loffo  and  good  followlbip  witb^a*. /I  ^d  not  writo 

|g^|f  ifctMU  bot /tr  the  mtmberi  of  that  oo«ua«at^  «o  which  1 

';ialoag*|.  and  to  gaaM  tbofo,  wbali  pnmdaoce  has  ii  paro  oom- 


■owy>€aK,  mao  waac  i  appcaienn  lO'Be  a  otiigOTOOi  onw* 
SiaartbB  iril  fife  of  tbaoo«ttow^.iboat-iofaiit  baptjhi^  fe<|B 


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allw  tW  fdbnMtkm.  i^iFmlibtowfflMnlttv«lMiriia*tlIliiiL 
JMdM  wkAl  WM  wrkm  by  X«fiir,  Cmk/im^  C#w^b^,  ^#i  i>  "* 
VUmt  fer«igMni  fcrnid  pcrfiiM  «( oat  «««  aa^  kM«  Jiite- 
t«iihcd  tMUtlw  Ui  ikU  oMtroveriy— Aick  m  Dir.  JImmmJ^  MU' 
yMf^.  BUhop  r«pJbr,Mr.  JMMr,  Mr.  WiBt,  Hm.  W^H^Mm*  W^ 
m maitkm  no oclim.  It  it  wy  aificolt co fiijr «•/ tUagMw^a 
|«M«a  tlMC  kaf  bMtt  trmtid  b^  lb  Mmav  «0iiMRt  luuid*.  l*ht  !■■>■ 
mi  rvwkrwiU  p««0iv«  tbac  Ikwr«  Bvi(tt«a  myMi  oT tboft  who wMt. 
bi(brt  BM  I  tbo*  r  UB  MX  indtbced  to  any  of  them  fi>  aocb  at  •» 
Mr,lf^Jtl  and  toasyp«rionwlK»dtlU«  tobe  wtMpcMiokMadlviib 
tbif  contioverfy*  I  wooM  rfconmtttd  tbo  pernfia  or  bit  lcanwl» 
ja4kioiu,  caomd  aDd^laboraia  Ab/try  •flm/tmt  Bmftifm,\  Howowav* 
Ibava pufTuadtkat  aiaduMl  which  app«ur«(i  to  bo aMi  i|aMitl aaA 
piH>p«r,  and  made  fach  refleaiioni  aa  occnired  to  ^m  ^  tba  SS" 
trat  faMatib  i  withofit  coaliaiiif  myfelf  lo  the  ordcir^iargaii^patt 
of  any  ouata.  Wherever  I  hava^oted  any  aatbor,  I  m|w  «Miika# 
the  quotatioB  with  inTcrtcd  conanat }  at|d  whara  I  hava  yb4jMi« 
wma  that  ochcra  aM before,  which  ia  unavotdabla in  wrtcihgl^BBiflr 
beaten  fabjeat  I  have  nrea  (heai  in  aiy  own  laaiapga.  ft  caA  dltf 
Ay  I  hare  auida  uie  m  no  aigaieat  which  did  aataaoaar  aaaM 
convincing  in  the  inftance  where  it  ii  produced  i  and  f  hava  A«te4 
the  objeAaoiu  of  Anibaptiib  in  all  their  Ibrce.  <«  »  :  v 

'  If  I  had  had  more  leidiie,  xi  iti)robable.  thii  IJkft  hadappanMl 
avich  ftwer  impericlUons.  Parochial  duties  and  other  avocationa 
gave  WM  eou^tiiirl^iiptrnption.  Weeki  have  oiUn  pail^  iiAoail 
waa  bmn,  without  being  able  to  write,  or  even  think  any  thkf 
aboi^tit.  I^ent  to  it,  anddepac^d  from  it,  juft  at  bufijidii  anl 
4u<ict  of  anbther  kind  would  mermit  me.  NotwithiUnding  tha 
inconvenienciet  arifiog  hence,  I  have,  fo  fiir  at  waa  confiftcat  witli . 
the  limitt  I  had  preiR»ibed  to  myfelf,  omitted  notlung  that  I  thpogkc 
necefTaiy  to,  elucidate  the  fulgeA,  iatiafy  the  reaibnable,  impartial 
inqoirer  after  tyudi,  or  make  the  argaments  in  fiivoar  of  tnliiit 
baptiim,  intelliffibte  t»  the  weafcefl  capacity.  Aad  whilft  I  endea- 
▼o«iad  to  vinmchte  the  ctufe  of  truth,  I  haire  lieatad  iliofe  wb4 
piiliciplea  her^  confuted,  witb  tcnderneft  iiUt  charitjr*  ' 
er  if  KKadventuroat  aa  t6  appear  ia' print  In  theft  timely 
^  .ft  to jpafinOiro!  tlM  ord&l  «3f  an  aaary  eraminatiaa  aad 
'aaftvcr.  Shoum^tUtbe  mylktti  iM^  retura 

fifomoie  bat,  pity  aad  fileace-r-cbnftiiak/  forbidt  .me  to  lay — con- 
tempt. 1  idlMr  aOjveater  diftbaiigiemettt  fifom  reptyi^^  to  a  boolt, 
than  ita  beiag  i&d  i^  abi^'  a«d  flander-*-wJiiNi  inwediva 
fappliea  tha  pUMce  of  ai:g;fiiiieiM«  4M  dfrontry  that  of  troth.  How- 


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#d  ibr  ilie  memben  of  the  church  of  EngUnd,— it  wilt  be  Jdndty 

:  leoeivedy  provided  it  be  dcme  With  candour,  decency  and  temper. 
To  beingennoQt,  I  have  no  relifli  for  controverfyi;  and  nothing 
lint  neoeiBty  coiild  induce  me  to  continue  the  preient  anjr  longer. 
My  indioatiOBf  lead  like  another  way.  To  make  known  the  riches  of 
jtoeeming  love;- — to  fet  forth  the  wifdom  and  goodneif  nX  God,  as 
manifefted  in  our  redemption, — to  point  out  the  Lord  Jisirt  at  the 
<mly  Way^  tbi  Lifit  and  tht  Truth,  and  to  perfuade  finners  to  take 
fimAnuy  in  him':  Would  be  an  employment  far  more  pleafinj^,  ah4 
inuch  oeher  fnited  to  my  difpofition,  as  well  ai  confiftent  with  the 
^nrfe  of  my  jtudi<^s.  An  {^  on  thofe  fubjefts  I  would  undertake' 
with  more  pileaf  ttre  than  this  on  infiuit  baptifin  was  undertaken.  And . 
Ihottkl  HI,  in  whofe  hands  are  the  ijiw  •fUf$  md  drnk,  bepleafed 

,  to  (pare  me,  it  may  be  the  caie  one  day^ 
""■  I  iumre  only  this  requeft  to  make  to  tne  reader,  at  pt e(ent,  that 

\t  wUf  fttfpend  hu  judgment  of  any  particular  ^|irt  of  this  MJmt 
vntU  he  has  icad  the  wh<4e,  and  then  ojudge  with  candour.    To 

^liAOwr  the  will  of  Ooo,  is  my  fincere  defire.  I  have  diligently  learched 
after  that  will;  and  I  mayjuftly  claim  that  charity  and  indulgence 
Ibr  my  involuntaiy  failures,  which  I  am  willing  to  fhdiv  to  thofe 

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^AGB  22>  line  4  from  the  Bottom,  in  the  No^s,  fi>r  De  Jnre|Tat« 
M/Qent.  read-^-De  Jure  Nat.  et  Gent. 
%/^  t,  i 5  from  the  Bottom,  in  the  Notes,  read  the  famc^  ^ 
84^  1.  a^,  for  50,  read  40.  ^ 

^  80^  1.9,  for  ^4,  read  56. 
1  9J,  1. 28r  wet  Rmiffi$mofSi«St  r.  'mas  wUvtrfiifft  Miveil  fy 
'    ;^^  X^  Or^fii^  i^gea^  to  tie  Nic»mECtiit9»*. 

•  ^      tii6,  1.  30»  dele^^ 

118,  1*  I3»   afker  Nie^,  r.  ^  Trade  t(  C^trt-^M-Mahtr,^ 
nubtaiiUfctarotreada  Chefter  in  tbeJBM*       -  ] 

":\:  V^    iWd.  1.  34,  totrtfemhkf  t,  reJ^Ui* 
V:        ibid.  I.3J,  for  y«i««»f>^ 

^  180,  lit  the  ChrQii6lo|icalTible<^  Aiitfaors^,  after  Ailgtif? 

%h  r.»98^C%/^liarf'C^|^ 


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tJR,  Sftvtour  hi»  inHitueed two  fokfrin  Qir- 
dWnces  in  hts  GckfpeU  wMch  akexsalled 
Bsieraihents.  Thcfe  Sire  fceiddnl  RitM» 
iM*  Seals  of  the  Covenant  of  Gtiice. 
«<  They  are  not'Otbtf  Bi|dge»or  TpldcnsHof 
«' Chri(tian  M«fl^«  Proferioni^Bitt  mthn^^ 
h  thcy^^ttr*»fe  Witndlbi^  Ittid  ^efeau^  i%nt  of 
««  <5race,  and  God's  good  WU  wwafds  !)|#®br  *e 
*•  #hich'he  doth  Work  invifibly  in  iir^^^ 
K  ^nly  qiitcfkcrt,butAlfo  tjoiilfirm  dur^akhii^liiiilt  r^. 
l%cfirft  of  tbefc  Sacraments  k  Baptifmv^ilj^xwhieh 
•ferfons  a^profely«i?d  toI<*fttg/Chrillv  OT^^ 
roVenant  wkh  hirti.  Theiecottd'wthBv  (iOrd'flSiippar^ 
^y  which  t^kofe  who  ^ere^entcr^  into  theiQofpeJ;  Coie^ 
Riant  by  Bapttfm^  and  ar^  dthiffwife  <d%  qualified,  &t, 
[forth  the  Death  of  Chrift^  ri«|i6Mr-^iri  Covenanty  m^ 
[drengthened  and  confirmed  i#  it 'duio*  SHyinelGraoe^ 

The  fii^i^^hde;  namely  ©i^tiioi,  is^ho^S^  of 
)ur  Gonfiderat»on  ill  pfrefent  %.  'a<i«  it  ix^ill  bt;4>toc&ry.  to 
^afe  the  JJiiture  of  the  Gontroverfy,  treaite^  jof  in  the 
foUowif^'El&y,,  before  I  proGieed  further  ^  liftft  ihe^ttea- 
~  rr  fhptira'mifbwe^'^As  contr^ireited  which  it  iq;reed 
»nr;  or  %  tc^Andii^  Things  that  -  are  ckociitiftantial 
7ith  4i^iK^  bf  ^  E^ncc  of  Bafkiifmvhi^  ^Aittehtim 
Idrawttfiromiihc^attei^  An^  thc^wnier.     '  ^r  ' 

\    The  Gontw^teftr^l  f^^  feefonfrint 

tobe  admietM  CO  &i|i^^  iibttipimtiiA^s^n^ 

*ffiy  arecgener^l/  eiiiedvitM^iS9i,^iit6n4 1^ 

t  See  the  25*  Article  tf  thcehnrdiof  England. 


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^lyji'lllV  thv  Bapdfin>V  bca^  to  ftcn  as  tM^ 


ic  jContrciverfy  w  not— Whether  thofc,  who  have 
)tifm  in  their  Infancy,  fhould  he  bap- 


ttiiii  proper  Subjefis  of  it  j  and  accordingly  they  baji- 
ozc  ihcm. 

■   T|M 

*t«^  f^en-^ro^  granted  they  (hould  be  bap- 

tized, if  properly  qualified}  altho*  the  niore  ignorant 
AnakaftWi  feem  to  think  adult  Baptifm  is  denied  by  all 
-KiJitthcfAftlves  V  and  %  ConfeqMcncc  of  this  look  on 
It^erylnlUooe  of, an  Adult's  Qaptifm  in  ScripHUrc  to  be 
,^l:E^oHlt  their  Favour,  and  w  make  agaiiyft  P^dolmf^ 
Mjts'O  Whereas  i»  Truib'the  latter  adminifter  Baptifi^  to 
!AdutoiIif  not  biiptlMfd  before,  M  well  as  they.    Nor 
.«:dbithe;B&aiices  of  adolt,  Baptifm  in  Scripture  make 
^  M^iMPiMaptip  $,m  mpre  than  the  Inftances  of  Men 
£>nartakiwpoi [the  LiOrdV  Supper,  make  againft  the  Cuf- 
sioi^of  admit^g  WotlKH  to  that  Sacremeni.    Neither 
.'dc^  tlrft  liiftanceaol  adirit  Baptifro»  ancl  thi^  Want  of 
ifaiilvxpc^fs  Mention  of  an  Ini^tV  Baptifiti  in  Scriptu^, 
opibVdaiiy  T^ing  ii»  i^^our  ot  Anabapttfts  In  thi$  pon- 
«ti^Kferfy;'/anj[  mOre  than  the  inftances  ojF  Men  receiving 
*  tha  Lbrd's  Ju|^rf  tfnd  the  Want  of  any  exprds  Men- 
r  tiq^^ii  Wq^n  refieiving  it»  wpidd  prove  any  Thing 
t  in  favoiic  of^fueh  as  might  take  it  into  their  Heads  to 
ttfbfcahat  SicftuDftntfimWo^ 
i:  ^BfiftJiirther.  .T^e  C«itcoi^riy  is  not  concerning  the 
Modt'ol  adminiftnng  BapcMin*  whether  by  dipping,  or' 
)  pourihg  Water  Ofi  the  baptized  Perfon.    This  is  made 
mBoiBit  ji3^  great  Moment  by  ibme  ignorant  People. 
i  Th^  talk  iaiit  this  was  the  pr^Gipal  M«ner  in  Difpm^e, 
J  or  as  if  it  was  eflentiat  i   whereia  in  RqUity  it  is  j^o 
^jnorethan  aCircumtoce  which  affedt  not  theEBenipe 
otthe  Sacranaeiit.;    Butii^tfe  th^  Cfeiwih  of  Englajd 
« therelanoGiiufeofC^otentiiinon^isHead  ihe 

f  immns  her  Minifter9 1«  bapli^  Chil^      (Upping  ilieiit 
iSllifiiteetlir  and  warily  if  theSppnfors  will  certify  that  Uiey 
\,*  may  w^^fodiireity*  which  is  die  Modb  contended  ror 


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by  Anabaptiftt.  «V  But  if  they  cordfy  thef  m  wieik, 
''  it  (hall  luffice  that  they  oour  Water  upon  them.** 
And  in  baptizing  Adults,  me  epjoint  that  they  mtybe 
either  dipped,  or  have  Warer  poured  on  thcm±.,  Ilo#^ 
far  this  Permiflion  to  admtnifter  Baptifm  by  Amifion,  or 
pouring  Water,  is  lawful  and  right,  (hall  be  confiderciiL 
in  its  proper  Place. 

The  Queftion  then  in  this  Controverfy  is— Who  trc 
the  Subjeds  of  Baptifm  ?  Are  grown  Perfons,  Adults 
only  to  Be  adnlitted  to  Baptifm,  as  Anabaptiih  aflert  I 
Or,  are  Infants  alfo,  as  well  as  Adults,  to  be  baptized, 
as  the  Church  of  Chrift  in  every.  Age  fwhich  Jhall  be 
made  evident  hereafter)  has  taught  and  prkdifiod  ?  This' 
i^  the  true  State  of  the  Controv^srfy,  which  I  requeft 
the  Reader  to  bear  in  Mind«        B  z 

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t  Set  iii Ruhria  in thi Offietf  •ffMbUcB^tiJm 9fUftm»tt  Md  «f 

th^i  who  MTg  €UHt  t»  riper  Ttars,'  rn^f- 

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Vm^wnviV!  I^^tter  to  fudoe  and  dctcrrtune  concerning  thit 
T  PomtT^n  SeTreviouO,  necdftry  to  confid« 

ed  to  them.'  Tothefe  «hey  »»«*»»  w?*"*/*^ 

Content,  of  Ae  Inftrument «  #«*  «.  ««^;f»S 
tifmand  -the  Lord's  Supper,  ;»«^,5r\™rf  CotfS 
'  RighteoirfSeft  of  tbofe  who  ^^^^%^* 
Ri|httoufne&,  and  the  Troth  of  hu  ^'^^^;,^^^ 
ceWedthe  Lord's  Supper.  Lull*  x«i.  if. .  *f«*W 
wSbaptiz^  Aas  ^iT  13.  Thefe partook  •*  **  «^ 
S^WtliTdidnotptoatbythein.  For  Aeonftbctray- 
teSlld  went  S  his  PIkc  :  The  o*sr  fecca«e» 

bUfphemou^ApoitaefifomtheTnirtil^    .    __      _^ 
Chriftian  BaptifmanCfts  of  two  ^r^.'*f^ 

»<  wardTifibte^igo.  and  *•  f'*"*^??' "^SfL 
The  outward  Si^.  or  Form  m_  Btoptilm.  coo^« 
wafhioK  »  Petfo»%kh  Water  to  the  Name  of  the  FMh« 
sTinS  Hoi,  Ghoft.  Thii  Ueiprejive  rf  wrn^ 

State.  We  Itt  homm  &•,  mA  *r*  h  f^f  9^**% 
^b  Pfalmli,  4.  Ephef. ».  1,  »•  Th.  A&o.  of 
S£n«  w^  Wa^r  pie&ppofrth  the  Deffl«awnt  of  ow 
NaSf  wMchha.  iSJaa^aJl  defceirfed  from  iWta^; 
ft  iOfodenoteth ow  de^afinp br the^  and^Spfaj 

*^  See  Dr.  UghtftW"*  T«iy>*-  »»»»««•  ?■»  **•«*•  '*^*''  *^ 
LakexxU,2i''  "  t;.-*---'^- ■•''"='■  ^    ■■■•;.  "    .^..' 

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•   y^ ,  All  mfitf  on  IffMt  Baptifm. 

of  Chrlftind  that  Purity  of  Life  to  which  the  Sacri: 
nent  of  Baptifm  pbligeth  ui« 

«*  The  inward  Part,  or  Thing  fignified  in  Baptifm, 
**  It  a  DeadiunloSin,  and  a  new  Birth  unto  Righte- 
.«*  nefsj"  of  which  the  outward  Part  is  a  Means,  and 
•n  expreflive  Sign  %  Thefe  fhould  never  be  fcparatcd 
iR^yen  we  confider  this^Subje^  ;  as  both  are  neceflfary  to 
conftitutc  true,  ChriftVan  Baptifm,  We  thcrefoie  re- 
cciVe  outward,  vifible  Baptifm,  that  we  may  partake  of 
thc»inward  and  invifible,  by  God*s  Spirit ;' to  wMch  the 
iormer  leads,  and  without  which  it  is  inefTectual. 

By  Baptifm  our  natural  State  i»  changed,  and  we  are 
put  into  a  better  State  $.  We  art  brought  into  the  Fa* 
miiy  of  God,  and  enrolled  among  its  Membcts,  'where 
wcare  foedprally  intitled  to,  and  enjoy  the  Means 
of  Salvation.  For  hereby  Admiflion  is  given  us  into 
the  Church  of  Chrift,  which  is  his  Body,  Coll  i.  181 
/That  Church  IS  a  Society  of  Chnlfs  Appointment,  where 
the  pure  Word  6f  God  ts  preadhed',  ;|ind  the  Sacramenta 
duly  adminiftred.  It  is  founded  in  Oppofidon!  to  the 
Kiii^omofDarltnefs,  ijfhich  the  Adverfary  of  Souls, 
or  as  our  Saviour  calls  him— Ti^^  Prince  of  thisWorld^ 
Jolm  xii.  lu  and xiv.  jo,  the  Devil',  < had  ere^ed  on 
the  Ruins  of  o^tir  Reditude  and  Happinefs.  Of  this  ho<k 
lySodety,  Chrift  iaSiipream  Head;  and  into  it  we  are 
tranOated  by  Bapdim  out  of  the  Kin^bm  of  Darknels^ 
«ndpartake  of  all its  Benefits  and  Privilejges* 

•  From  this  Change  in  our  State  by  Baptifm, ;,  and  its 
being  ft  Sign  and  Meaoaof  an  inward  Change^  i^s  called 
liy  St.  Paul,  the  f^afiing  etljmer  a/  Regener^^ .  te 
Vfbicb  tbe  renewing  0fibeHofy  Gbcft  ^longs^  Tii.ms  $. 
On  the^me  Principle  our  Saviour  calls  Cbiriftian  Bap- 
..,->        ,•■,  .  ..  ••  '^  V  .•        ■         :  ' '    ,• ,  .tifin 

t  See.tke  S7tli  Art^df  of  the  Chuich  of  Enirland.  Vide  edi 
JohiBnK|3erlurdi  L6c.  ConUn.  De  Bapdfiao.  fioi .  p.  268.  x 
;  '  i**!NoneIfnppoie  will  deny,  jfajft'tUpim  OMdUarM J  BiOnf^ 
•*  Patrick,  bat  that  41  lelativeChange  it  herein  made,  i,e.  in  Bapti^; 
^  andib  mach  Gnce-and  Fanwr  is  conferred,  Aat  weftand  npon 
♦r  better  Terms  than aacer  Nature  didinftatg  us  in,"  Dj/cawfi  tf 
,9^^/^  p.4S9*  -•      V  f 


v.-\ 


tifin  anew  9irth,  or  being  ^  «^  ^.f^^^^rtfjl ' 
/  Jwri/,  7«*ii  m.  5.  And  hence  the  Chriftiin  Church 
from  the ciriieft  Times,  hath  given  to  Baptifm.theName  ^ 
oi  R0generatpM ',  and  called  thofe  vi]^  were  baptized,    . 

^^^Th««  hi  l?cen  a  Controverljr  between  (bpjc  Prote(^  '\ 
tants  abput  the  Nature  of  baptiftnjil  Rcgcnerationr-and   \ 
the  PnQpriety  gf  calling  tbpfc  regenerate  who^  receive 
that  Ordinance.'   1  am  no  Way  concerned  m  this  Con-   , 
troverfy,  fincc  both  Parties,  jfo  far  a^^>n<>^»  fg^  >" 
the  Explanation  I  give ot  Baptil^i.  I  fliould  therefore, 
pafs  it  overinurely,  vcre  not  the  Exanrimation  of  it  ne^. 
c^^  to  throw  Light  pn  the  Tcftimomcs  I  (hall  hfrcat^ 
t^producc  from  the  priipitive  Writers  m  Favour  gf  In- 
fant Bapdfqci ;  nor  (hall  I  meddle  witbjt  any  farther  than 
may  Icrye  to  elucidate  thole  TcftjqnoiHcs,    .       tiir    >i 
:/ apprehend  this  Controvcrfy  x%  rather  a^u^  Words 
thin  Things— that  it  hw  arifen  from  an^c^ing  difierent 
laeas  to  die  fame  Words;  andthat  both  Parties,  h^ew 
warmly  they  may  contend,  meanln^  Reality  much  ^c 
fame  Thing,  this  often  happeris  to  be  the  Cafe  m  lib- 
rary Coi^s,  and  ispnc  <rftjie  fore  LviU  th^t  ar^  wf 

bic  (een  under  the  Sun,  ^  .       />*!*:•«. 

Nothing  is  more  certain  Aanihat  priming  CH^ftiwa 
by  a  well  known  Figure  of  putting  the  Efi^^  for  the 
Cau(c,or  ratiier  for  tHcMeans  in  this  Cafe,  calledBaptiim 
by  the  Name  of-Regcnerat^oi>,  apd  ^engminatcd  th^ 
.  v^o  were  baptiiy,  ^generate.  Of  J^^ 
fomc  Inftances  hereafter.  The  Church  of  England,  fol- 
lowing  in  this,  as  in  other  Points,  the  Example  of  the  ^ 
PrimSvc  Churcii,  c^lls  i^fcjrho  are  b^(cd.^rege. 

"^To  unde^(bnd  this  the  better,  we  (houldcwft^lyjdl(t:^ 
tinguiih  between  a  Change  of  S/n/^  T'j'V^**??  ^ 
g4,  and  «p.Ch«ig^  of  ^/^^ 

+  Fi>r  this,  Md  tlw  odier  Nimw  by  ^^^JW^^ 
the  primitive  Church,  See  Mr.  EingWs  Chriftiaa  Andft.  1^ 

XI.    Cjbap.     I* -,.    .V        i     ,.:       .       :  :-^"- —^— .  ■■.       >=» 


m 


-A  All  Wsf  ^  W^  Jftiftf/8^     I 

kidf.    The  one  \$  re|«^ve  m^  foederal  ^'  the  other  Is  Int 

lernaF  «od  moral,    In  Ei^Km  wc  enter  into  Covenani 

wthGod,r-?our  State  U  changed  i  for  thofc  who  were 

#•  byNaturc  born  It  Sin.  and  Childtcn  of  Wrath,  are 

•*  hereby  m^iaethe  QildrcnotGracc^'-ihcy  are  brought 

IntoaSuteof  Favour  With  God,  and  have  the  Pardon 

of  their  Sibs  iealed  and  confirmed.     Thus  Mr.  Calvin, 

whom  for  fcveral  Reafons  I  chufe  to  quote  here,  fays-r 

••  Bap]tifia  is  the  Sign  of  Initiation,  by  which    wc  are 

"  takcii  into  the  Socij!ty  pf  thi   Church,  that  beina 

^f  grafted  into  Chrift*  Wc  plight  fee  accounted  the  Chilr 

««  dren  of  G^d."  And  ^  little  aft^r,  he  add*--"  Baj^ 

^*«  tifmis  a»it  were  a  figncdlnftrumcnt,  by  whi|sh  we  have 

«*  a  Gonfirmatioii  from  God,'  that  ill  our  Sins  arc  blot- 

^  *«  ted  out,  erafed  and  obliterated,  ^tthey  will  never 

«*  ctfmein  his  Sight,  nor  bt  remcmbVed  or  imputed"  J. 

-fc^ 'Again  be  fays— •*  It  is  not  difficult  ^  perceive  now  in 

Ti**%hat  the    two  Sijgns,"   meaning  Circumcifloii  and 

'  Baptifm,  "  were  alike,  and  in  ^lehatihiey  differed.  Tho 

f*  Pfomiie,  in  which  wc  have  fheWed&eE<Jicacjr  of  the 

.   «*  Signs  confifed,  is  the  fame  in  boipi,— ntmdf,  the 

*«  patenial  ]^^vour  o^  God,  Remiffion  i^Sin$,  and  Life 

f«  eternal,    Ag^in,  the  Thing  figured  was  aHo  one  and 

««  the  fame,  namely^  Regeneraiiort'^§.r  ^  ^  . 

'a  Change  of  l^atote  co^iflls  in  a  Renewal  of  die 
H^  by  tSe  divine  iSjririt.— it  is  a  jJrcwrcffivc,  fntemal 
iertovation  of  ,jSc  Sbjal ;  ^ftlercby  Sn  8  mprtificd,  and 
diat  Reaitude,  or  4Wn<' ^tlif^  in^Wch  Man  was  firft 
cw«ted,  is  in  fomc  McaibriS  reftored,  bei%  necefl^ryto 
prepare  us^ for  Hcaveii.  Thus  A^iflin  tcl&os,.-«  The 
*•  Renovation  after  thfe  Ibikge  of  God  is  liot  effeaed  ii^ 
aMopcnt,  like  tha^Rcg^npratipnin  Bsiptifm,  whid| 
Is  done  in  a  Mobent,'  6v  the  Remiffiob  of  Sins***. 
JiioA^g^-^*  i^^^^  Infanti,  thei^^ 
•j^RcEcneraaon  goes  oeibrt  y  ^l^d  tP'they^  tiicrtbrcpe  iii 


S    Ibid.  Ca|>.    16.  it.4>  ^  '     r 

g4pgi1ft.De  Tiiiiit.Iib,i4.  Ca|.  17 


An  Ej^l0ikkfm  ^^M  i 


>•  Myftcry  or  Symbol  oJ  libkk  w»  previouQy  wctti^ 
«i  in  the  Bodly'*  t  <^*  «**"  Ciiwgc,Bapdfi(aJitiit«|pi 
and  Mcan».-»  tKw  it  k«d*.  l:^^^. /^ 

Thefirrt  ef  thefc,  viz.  A  Change  of  StaWy  by  wfaick 
we  m  brought  into  the  Family  ot  God^fhave  a  Core^ 
nine  Rclatioii  to  him,  with  the  Pairdoa  ©♦  onrfdrsier 
Sins  >  »  what  I  underftand  by  Rcgrnera«OD,  mhiMo^ 
plied  to  Baptifoi.     In  this  Senfc,  Awftia    manlMlf 
Mndcrftood  it  in  the  Pafiagps  now  r«ciied  j  a»«ctt  « the 
firft  Chriftitn  Writers  ift  general,    to  hi  M  I  Un 
ludgp*    TWs  alio  appears  tjei  be  the  Scnfe  €£  the  Chtifc)^ 
ofEngltnd  inher  baptifoitl  Offices  andCoiechifow  and 
}n  thflc  excdleoc  Collea  where  we  pray  the  Ahaigktf 
that^-'^  We»  being  regenerttc,.  and  made  WsChtWww 
«*  by  Adoption  and  Grace,  may  he  daily  leoawwlbf 
w  hit  holy  Spirit*'  t.   '■:  ^3^^-^^^vn^.:;:  ''.^:j.  ;  vt  v^  -j 
To  recite  the  Sentiments  of  the  federal  DiTRiet  qf  the 
Chufchof  Eitghmd  who  l^rc  tailgh^  this,  hkhiM  lie  too 
ledious*    licertainly  waatheDoaiinrol^  our  ftft  He^ 
formers  I  aa  appears  not  only  ffont  die  Qficfa»  Caie» 
ichifm,  ltcwi»  our  Prayer  Book,  butaHh  from  kbehr 
/Other  Wrings.    Thua  Arehbiih(W>  Cranmrr,  wiiii«a» 
an  illi^ftriOttftlnCbument  in  the  Reforanation,  ai^  under 
Gpd,  thePerfon  who  chicfty  biouriit  k  ahottl,  fty»*-^ 
>♦  For  thif  €aofe  Chrift  ordaSned  Baqficifai  m  Water, 
;(•  that  »  iuMf  aa  we  iee,  feel  and  toiKh  Water  witli 
•«  our  Bodies,  to  affuredly  ought  we  tbbeliet^  when  ww 
."  be  baptiaed,  that  Chrift  is  verily  piefcirtwkhua,  and 
•*  that  by  him  we  be  new  born  i«asn  fjMBtiially,  and 
^  waflied  from  our  SiM,  M  gnM    to  the  Sttckol 
««  Chrift't  own  BodPfla  thaiYiAhB  Devil  Kadi  nei 
5*  Pow^f  againft Chrift,^ >fo  hadx-he  none againft  ui^  fy 
f  •  long  a»  we  remain  grafted  in  d»t  Stock  |*\ 
Of  thofe  who  wrote  iince,  I  ^U  mentioa  but  one* 


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#      ;         An  Etgf  Wi  JnfMi  M^lfm.' 

«  Perfefi  who  htd  thoroughly  examined  diii  Subject, 
and  whole  great  Penetration  aiftl:,Learnin|  enabled  him 
(oformasjufta  Jucignient  of  it,  as  any  Ferlbn  what- 
ever. It  is  Mr.  Falkner.  Speaking  on  the  Subjeft  of 
l^ptifmi^l  Regeneration  in  Infants,  he  fays—"  But  this 
<*  Regeneration  is  mainlv  relative,  fo  that  beina  rege^ 
^y  nerated  by  Baptifm,  they  are  no  longer  the  Children 
y  of  Wrath,  and  under  the  Curfe  due  to  original  Sin  \ 
**  but  are  brought  into  a  new  State,  to  be  Members  of 
«*  t&  Body  ot  Chrift,  and  thereby  Partakers  ^of  the 
*f  Favour  of  God."  He  adds  a  little  after-*^-**  Yet  that 
**  Regeneration  .of  an  Infant  in  Baptifm^  whereby  he 
*^'  IS  received  into  a  State  of  Remiffioiir  and  Salvation, 
**  is  very  diffnvnt  from  the  Regeneration^"  i.  e.  Renor 
vation,  ^*  of  an  adult  Perfon,  whereby  his  Soul  and 
^*.  Life  is  moulded  according  to  the  Form  o^  the  Chrif- 
«*  tian  Doftrine,  and  brought  into  a  Conformity  to  the 
«*  ImageofGod"1%    '  '  "  "^ ' 

\  This  laft  Change,  qrReneiralof  our  Nature,  is  that 
only  which/lome  underftand  by  Regeneration,  and 
hen^c  the  Controverfy  on  this  Subjeft.  They  juftly  deny 
that  Regeneration  in  this  Senfeis  attained  by  Baptifm  i 
which  none  that  I  know  of  among*^  Proteftants  affirm  or 
maintain}  but  a  relative  Chan^  in  our  State,  which 
they  ex^efs  by  Regeneration.  . 

;  Le»us\noir  exaqBiiie  the  Propriety  of  applying  the 
T^ms,  Regetieratibnand  regenerat^to  Baptifm,  and 
to  thofe  who  receive  it ;  and  alio  what  Foundation  there 
18  font  m  Scripture.  ^^^^^,^^^^^^,       .       ^^  ^^^ 

;    ^he    \^rd  niaiyym«-i«.    Regeneration,   fignifies 
proberlya^w,or  fecond  Sute,  or  Birth ;  and  according- 


ly has  iKen 
Changes  or 
which  havi 


A  in  a  Variety  of  Inftances  to  denote  great 
evolutions.    Thus  our  Saviour  ftys— 7<f 

f avowed  mt  in  the  Rf^nuratmr  natK»yy**w%»^ 

wbmtheSonl^ManJbdlljdinthetkrvH  pf  Ui  Qkry^ 

'  t  Falkaer's  ijfibertas  Ecdeg.  Book  i.  Chap  5.  Sc^. 3.Sec»lfo 
the  learned  ]>r.  ^aterUnd  on  Kegeneration,  where  |ie  proldredly 
treattof  this  Soltfii^  :" 


'■y  > 


Kntffaff  on  Mm  BdptlM*^'  f 

yi  0lf§  JhaJl/il  ^  iwehi  Thtfus  JMditng  tU  iitfihi  THiet 
0f  IfraeU  Matth.  xix.  2I.  It  Regeneration  be  joined  to 
the  termer  Part  of  the  Sentence,  it  fignifies  the  new, 
Gofpel  State  \  it  to  the  latter  Part  of  it,  it  Hgnifiea  the 
new  State  after  the  Refurredlion,  tho*  the  former  it  the 
more  probable  Inrcrprc tation.  Some  of  the  primitive 
Chriltians  applied  it  to  the  millennial  State  they  exped- 
ed,  when  they  looked  for  a  new  H<*avenanda  new 
Earth  t  and  to  the  Refurredion  of  the  Body.  n«>»yymff»« 
ufed  by  the  Pythagoreans, ,  who  held  a  Tranf 


was 


migration  of  the  Soul  from  one  Body  to  another,  to 
iignify    the    Return  of  the  Soul  into  a  new  Body,  . 
after  the  Ueceafe  of    the    former.      The  Platoniftt  - 
ufed  th6  Word  to  fignify  the  Renovation  ot  the  World, 
after  certain  Intervals  and  Revolutions;  and  the  Stoics 
ufed  it  to  fignify  the  Renovation  ot  all  Things,  after  the 

Conflagration  t*  * 

'  From  the  Ufe  of  the  Word  in  the  above  Cafes,  to  de- 
note %  new  or  fccond  State,  it  may  with  the  utmoft  Pfb^ 
priety,  ht  applied  to  Baptifm,  in  which  there  is  a  Tranf- 
lation  from  a  State  of  Wrath,  to  a  State  of  Favour-— 
from  the  Kingdom  of  Darknefs  to  the  Kingdom  of 
Light  and  Grace.  And  this  is  adually  done  by  ^t.  Paul, 
which  1  fliall  now  (hew. 

'  The  Word  n«AiyyfH«'»«,  Regeneration,  it*  found 
only  in  two  Places  in  the  New  Teftament^  Oiic 
IS  in  Matth.  xix.  28.  already  mentioned.  Thi  other  is 
In  Titus  iii.  5  where  St.  Paul  applies  it  to  Baptilm,cal« 
ftng  It  the  W^/bingw  lutver  of  Regeneration^  Aoorfto 
fmXiyyn^tof )  denoting,  as  is  moft  probable,  thatChahge 
6f  State  I  have  been  confidering,  in  Contradiftindidn  to 
the  Remmng  rf  ihHohGboft9orCh9ne!solNtitu)[tryfhk& 
he  mentions  immediately  after.  To'^the  fame  Furpofi^ 
6ur  Saviour  tells  Nicodemus-^£xr<;^/  a  Man  he  torn  of 
ff^aier  and  tbeSpmi^  btcanmt  enter  into  the  Kingdom  rf 
Qody  which  undoubtedly  relates  to  Christian  Baptifm^ 

John 


f  See  the  CoameBtators  on  Match,  xix.  2%  And  StacklM>«ie't 
Bodyof]>iviiuty,Parts<^C;iiap.ui.  p.970.  EditiJj^(|iL^ 


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JblMtfil  s,  Bom  igrin*  and  regenfrate,  trt  oite  ifid  Aa 
ffinc  Thins  i  and  born  again  is  predicated,  ai^d  affirmed 
ol  clua  tp^apaiml  Waeer,  at  w«U  as  of  the  Spirit.  So  tlvM$ 
ciicre  are  plain  Scripture  Exaoiplcs  for  applying  the  ^^W 
Regeneration  to  Baptifm,  denoting  a  CKange  df  ^|tti|  i 
and  by  natural  loficrcncc,  thofc  who  have  tlicif'^roitc 
thus  chano^,  may  be  called  regenerate. 

It  is  f  ur£er  obfcrvable,  that  in  Scripture  there  are  many 
Exhorutiona  to  Cbriftians  to  be  renewed  more  and  morei 
but  the  Woid  regenerate  ia  not  ufed  in  thefe  Cafes. 
Thus  Sfc  Paul,  cx£)rti  the  Romt^M'-Bt  ye  trMu/crmd 
h  $hi  reMtwing  of  ymr  Minds,  Rom.  xii.  2.  To  the 
£phefians  he  ivj%"00rtnf%ved  intbt  Spirit  of  your  Mind. 
Ephef.  iv.  23.  ^Jh  inward  Mm  is  rsnewed  Day  hy  Day^ 
3  Corinth,  iv.  i6«  In  this  Senie  we  are  exhorted  to^^w 
its  Qrate,^  and  in  the  KmrnUd^o  of  $be  Urd  Jifus^  a  F|et, 
iii.  18.  And  in  pUafing  God^  $0  abound  mon  and  mcrtt 
1  Thcf.  iv.  I .  All  thete  Telftt  refer  to  a  Change  of  N  a- 
Tvaii,  a  Renewal  of  the  Heart,  which  it  progreffive. 
and  admits  of  an  Increafe,  as  we  are  more  ti^nd  more 
conformed  to  the  moral  PcrfedioniHIJj^f  Wherca 
our  Statx  ia  butoJi  chaog^,  aiiji|pBL|ofln<tiilfe| 
andthia  ia  the  Reafon  why  we  ar^WRTdnce  baptized, 
becauie  therein  this  Change  of  State  is  eflfe^ted*  To  thia 
^  ^fo;  it  bath  been  o^lo^ed*  H  That  when  Chiftians 
''%  the  reftoring  them  is  not  called  regenerating 
.  bbl  renewing  them  by  Repentance,  He)b.  vi.  6." 
^maijiiftly  (hews  the  Propriety  of  applying  the 
regencv^te  to  a  Change  ot  State  ^  and  relieved 
to  aChangrof  Nature. 

In  the  ifvcral  Articles,  Catechifms  and  Confeflions  of 
^akbof  Profepftants  that  I  have  feen,  this  Do^rine  is  ei% 
ili(v  elfarly  taufdit,  or  virtually  contained  and  implir 
Wiit^^k^:^^^^  ofex^cflTingitin  fomeofthem  may 
IpfiiMpdiffisrent  from  thaa.of  the  Cburcb  of  England. 
f  lay  thii  with  Plcafure  \  fince  it  Is  certain  that  Harmony 
<imflpg  Protgftanta  muft  rcflcdt  Honour  on  the  Refor* 
.rJ.-f^  .W      ;*  y  ."',:Mi/^'  'mation^ 


^1 


Muin  M  their  Divifiont    muft  fretdf  ^iWw  ^ 
«c  LuthcMOt  it  ii  well  knofwn,  ctrefuUf  pieltnwtfw 
Viftinftioo  between  a  Change  of  9iite,  ml  CbMr  J 
Nature,  and  accoynt  the  termer  to  be  aeneiaialpnffii    , 
The  Heidelberg  CatechMttiv  which  it  itceiv«d  fcjy  th^ 
Dutch  Reformed  Church,  whtere  Baptifm  ia  tfeatcdyt,! 
fays,  ••  Chrift  hath  appointed  this  cxttrnal  Wafliing 
••with  Water,  adding  thereto  thii  Promilr,  that  lam 
«  ascertainly  walhed  by  his  Blood  and  Sbwit  fcrom  rite 
•*  Polhition  of  niy  Soul,  thatis,  from  mmy  SHisi  ai'l 
"  am  waihed  externally  ^ith  Water.    Tlic  Prolific  of 
««  Chrift  for  thii  Porpoie  ia  contained  in  eh*  Inftiltttiott 
•*  of  Baptifm,  Mat.  wrriii.  19.  ^nd  Kfofk  im.  16.  This 
Promife  iA  aMb  repeated  where  the  ScHpturc  calls 
Baptifm  tbi  wafinng  tf  Rigeneratioih  *ifd  tk$  waOi^ 
awn  ofSiih  Tit.  io.  5;  Aasxxli.  ie*f.   ;f  -i^  ' 
Thosalibin  the  Confefton  of  Faitb  oF^thc  ftme 
Church—**  Theirfore  he,  Chrift,  hith  con^ttUindcd  ill 
•*  thofe  who  arc  his,  to  be  baptized  in  the  Name  of  the 
••Father,  and .  of  the  Son,  and  of  the  Hohr  Ghioft^: 
•«  Thereby  toiifying  to  iis,'that  as  Water  waHe^awiy 
•«  the  Filth  of  the  Body,  when  pourtd  i^iow  1^  andb 
^  ieen  on  the  Body  of  the  Baptized,  when  fpripkMiiD- 
••  on  himi  fcdoththeWdod  ofChfift,  by  the  Foi*f 

fof  the  Holy  Ghoft,  internally  fprmklc  the  Soifii  and 
cleanle  kof  its  Sin^  and  rcsgffiertitfeMBa  f rom  C*^'- 
««  drenofV^rath,'untoChildiTcn  pf  God"!.  — 
w  Tins  agi«es  perleaiy  ^ith  the  Chufchof  Qn^tfidl|iand 
ifeems  f«tber  more  fiill  and  explicit »  and  th«re  it  ctt- 
tamly great Hegard due tothe  Tdftimonyiof  fo itsTpec- 
aablea  Church  asthat  of  Holland  is»  ia  the  Eftimiuioii 
^«f (ill^r#icfl»ou.  m:^^'-^-^^. ^'y'^ '"''''"•  .•'^■^:i'^'^l, 
\  In thelarg^r Caf^hilhi amreedop  biy  the Aftdttiif  of 
fiivinei  at  l^eftmmfter^  it  is  fttd-^-U  Bap^  Hk^tl^  9ft« 
««  craSMtfCof  theKew  IFi^ftttn^  iwheitsiiChiiftlMih 

»8eeTdmQeiMAV0wttiDn^>h^  A 


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::^:^v^,-^..,^^rj^       Infant  Biptifik.  ^^ 

•fforclaihcid  th«wt(hing  with  Water,  in  the  Name  of 

'V'  the  Father,  and  of  £e  Son,  and  «f  the  Holy  Ghofi, 

i^*  p9  be  a^Si^  and  Seal  of  ingrafting  into  himfelf,  of  Re- 

.^  miflion  ot  Sins  by  his  Blood,  and  Regeneration  by  his 

■3^.  Sfliriti/of ^option,  and  ReAirre^on  to  eternal  Life  :"* 

\iVnd  whereby  the  I'arties  baptized  are  folemnly   admit-  . 

,-^*>  ted  inlio  {the  viflble  thfirch,  and  enter  into  an  open 

t^^  and  brotefied  Engagement,  to  be  wholly  and  only 

■^■^%  thr  Lord^  %**    In  «1^«  Part  of  the  Directory  agreed 

upon  by  theifamet  Aiiembly,  which  is  concerning  the  Ad- 

minlftratibn  of  Bapttfnri,  theMmifter  is  direded  R>  pray— 

r^V  That ;ihel;oitl4>woiild  join  the  inward  Baptifm  of  his 

>fH  Spirit  ."MthtbeoulwardBajptifm  of  Water ;  and  make 

:^  this  Baptt^tti  to  the  Ihfant  a  Seal  of  Adoption,  Re- 

■:^*  miflioii  6f  Sips,  Regeneration,  and  etfernal  Life,  and 

"  all  other  pixMnifet  o\  the  Covenant  of  Grace  ;••". 

>^  '■  In  theiePaflages,  that  Change  of  State  made  iii  Bap* 

ftifm  and. :  by  Reafbn,  of  which  the  |>rimitive^  Chriftiaris . 

^denominated  die  baptized  Peribn  regenerate,  is  implied 

aiidetprefled.    So  )that  in  Truth   there   is   greater 

*  Harmony  m  this  Point  than  ibme  are  willing  to  alloW^ 
between  the  Dodrine  of  the  Church  of  England^  uiing 
the  Language  of  the  primitive  Church,  and  the  other 

:Pjx>teftaAc  Chylrches*  *  And  I  freely  coitfefs  tUlt  I  am 
ionedf  thofe  whoreioice  at  the  mutual  HaA^onyiof  PfO- 
r^teCUnts,  and  would  gladly  feie  their  Difierences  Iconcilb! 

atcd,  infteadof  being  widened.  /     v/      ' 

f    BMlftillitoiay  be  faid--^-^^^  That  the  bareidftelm^ 

•*  wafhing  with   Water  cannot  regenerate,  jor  rentit 
,  *•  Slni."    Herein  I  fglly  agree  with  thofc  w|^  fay  io. , 
i't:',,.r.    ..'i':-_:  -A'^:  ',/■—'  \:--    For 

'^  I  Qseft*  165.  See  alTo  the  Confeffion  of  Ftidi  by  die  fKfD»  0- 

^  S«eliri  Bingham's  Freach  ChprchV  Apology  ibr  tfaeChiirch  of 

*  Bn^bad.    Book  3;  Chap.  1 8.  where  hie  fliewt  die  French  Pkoteftuitt 
X  teiftlTdietef  ]>oariiie widi  dw j^^  of Sn^andit tlis  PoiAt.v 

,iie  motet  KiVet,  an  eminent  Calvimft,  whoaJiertt  inOppofitionI 
-to  a>lBit^'<  It  u  moft  fiOie  that  Calvin  or  Beza  ever  iJud.  Oat  any 
'«  bapdaMIi^ttwbaIdhedmnned,ifdieydied  in  In6^  brfbie 
"  dwyccpiiiiiitaattaiSin.'*  TKyf       >-*     -^         ■»  ^  ^       - 


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An  Efty  on  tifmi^  Bspiifin.  if 

For  tills  would  be  no  other  than  the  dangerottt  exploded 
Doarine  that  Sacraments  center  Grace  ex  ppere  ip^M9^ 
thatis,  by  thedcad,outwardWork  wrought.  •  Sacramcntf»' 
as  the  judicious  Hooker  obfcrves^**  are  not  phyllcal, 
**  but  moral  Inftruments  pt  Salvation--which  unlefswe 
perform  as  the  Author  of  Grace  requireth,  they ;are^ 
unprofitable.    They  ferve  as  the  moral  Inftruments  of 
God,  to  derive  the  faving  Grace,  which  Chrifl  origi- 
ginally  iSj  or  hath  for  the  general  Good  of  his  whole 
Church,  feverally  into  the  Members  thereof*    The 
"  Ufe  of  them  is  in  our  Hands  ;  the  EfieA  of  them  hi 
«'  his  J  for  the  Ufe  of  them  wt>  have  his  eyprefs  Com- 
««  mandmentj  for  the  EffeA  of  them  his  conditional 
»  Hiomiie"  f  ^^^-^i^^t^i^:^.-^;--^-^-^---^^ 

The  Grace  of  God  is  what  makes  the  Sacraments  and 
othei^Chriftiaii;  Ordinances  effectual  to  Salvation.  The 
outward  vifibi^  3ign  therefore  in  Bapt^fm,  can  avail 
nothing,  without  the  inward  fpiritual  Grace^  Butfince 
we  have  the  Almig^hty*s  Promife  for  this,  of  which  more 
pre^ntly,  we  may  juftly  expcft  th|t  Grace  will  be  given 
to  all  whpduly  receive  it.-  ^    • 

Upon  the  whole,  1  apprehend  the  Propriety  of  ap- 
plying Regeneration  to  Baptifm,  fignifying  a  Change 
of  State,  may  be  juftly  defended,  and  is  agreeable  to 
Scripture,  ,  and  the  Pra^ice  of  the  Church  of  Chrift. 
The  Wonl  Regeneration  is  but  twice  ufed  in  the  New 
Teffament.    In  neither  of  theni  does  it  (ignify  a  Change 
of  Nature^  butin  one,  it  is  diredly  applied  to  Baptifm. 
And  in  the  primitive  Chur<;h  it  was  generally  ufed  to 
(ignify  that  Ordin^ce.    The  Difpute  is  chiefly  about 
Wordsy  as  I  faid  before  ^  but  when  we  explain  what  we 
mean  by  our  Words,  it  fhould  remove  all  Controverfy*. 
when  diere  is  no  fiirthef  Difference.  \^c;|ptipuld  notquar- 
rel  about  Words.  ^  .  ;      ,, 

I  am  leniible  that  many  have  latterly  ufed  the  l^ord 
Regeneration  to  fignify  a  Change  or  iR.encwal  of  Nature 

t  JfeokWtEcdct.  Polity.  Book  5.  Sca.S7. 


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l«l*f  ii^*IWmrf<:f*crt,  feveral  eminent  Di-v^flC*  iA4it 

>CKjitfc^*ri^ft«i«i  But  I  would  fubmit  it  t»che  Juilg^ 

rmm^^f^i^lJmn^Ati&ly^Qtxn^x^%,  K«4tct|icrthis  hath 

>i^-«*<bai*raff«Pthc  Subjcft,  and  involved  it  irt  niuch 

-^Ffenrfexity  1  'Whtther  ft  woirfd  not  be  better  to  adljei'e 

'IffthC  LanffbtffEC  ot  Scripture  ind  Antiquity,  as  our  firft 

iRtfortfim^id:    The  primitive  Chriftiansdifti»igu«rhed 

-ttuch  more  accurately  on  this  Point  than  the  Moderns  j 

^wid  departing  from  their  Ufage  hasoecafiortcd  j^^ 

'^iidtdle^  AJtfJfcation,  and  many  Errors.  ^fe#L 

r-  ;iri<^  proceed  to  cortfider  the  Obligations 't^^^^tie 

«mkr  in  Bftptifm,  and  the  Advantages  reliiUingiroiii 

•it*-'-^- '  '  *    "  ' '  '      1^ 

mbStScd  Perfon, in  this  Ordinance,  »  folifcnnly 

;.dedicaeed  to  the  Almighty.    In  his -Service  andGovc- 

>iiarit  he  is  engaged  %  ^here  the  Devil  and  a«  his  Wortia 

idtuft  for  ever  be  lenounced  •,  where  Jcfut  Ghnft  is  to  *« 

%b  Saviour,  «s  Pfophet.  Pricft  and  King;  whehidie 

liaw 4f  Jefus  is  to  bethcfuturc  Rule  of  hi*  Condu«  i 

i%hcrcAe^vine  Spirit  i«  to  be  his  Sanaificr,  who  m 

Time  will  enable  him  to  conform  to  that  Law,-jl«  put 

mffibe  oUMmiy  which utom^^accdrding  Id  theOicjttfltf 

ijfisy  audio  put  on  the  ni^Manr  which  after  God  fstrt- 

vetoed  in  n^  HolinefSr  Eph.  iv.  aau  .*4- 

>  For  to  be  baptized  intheName  pt  the  Father^*  Swi, 

^dHdy-Ghoft,  is  not  barely  to  1)e  baptkcd  in^the 

-  Belief  df  the  Trinity;  but  alfo  into  a  Similitude  aftd  Con- 

'  temity  to  tlic  Divine  Nature.  :We  arc  thereby,  enKr«4 

CInto  a  Religion  which  leads  and  obliges  w  tothis,  and 

-•i^Rjrds  the  fiecefllfry  Means  for  that  Purpofe.    B^«fe 

"«•  Bapdfm  repreWnts  our  Pfofeflion,  'whkh  is  to  to"ow 

^^%xampic  of  Cbrift,  and  to  be  made  like  unto  Wmj" 

^isAe^Churdiof  England  in  her  biptifm^  Office  moilt 

truly  obferves.  -^         \,      ^    ^^  .^^ ,  ^ 

^- III  a  Word,.-**  lUpditatic^  whdt*y  they  fodake 
mA^  and  Fmth,^hcrcbf  t^iey  ftedfaftly  l^^       w- 

a^  and  revealed  Truths  of  God,"  arc  previouQy 


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wGcdistrt- 


..  bound  to  MieyeiSf  p.  do  «»-*«fcJM^ 
(«  d>eif  Suteto  tbeo  undertodi  for  them  j/f^Wj . 
P*  .Mb  that  l^  the  Grace  of  G<*?' *«y  mtS^raP 
ft  ^M»ow^  themfclves   faitMoMy,  «>  «*fej^' 
'  ^Sli  M  the,,  by  tJ«ir  own  Confdton.^^.' 

«  ed  »r.   And  thU  folly  anfwCTs  ^  Mm^ 
foJafidn  which  AMb*ptilhconten4?very  Perfon  IWit^ 

S^ember  of  Chrift'*  mytkioa  Body,  tte  Wy.p^ 

heresiisaiiQnaoBfered.  wd  "^""^.ith^-GS  h«* 
•mrtttd  into  that  Covenant  of  Grace  w^h  .if"*  "5 


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MIL  M  t$Pf  4m  h^t ^t 

BeiyfittlsfdifttCovtfoaftt  confirmed  to  him  in  his  Bap' 
limi.  Fdrhareb/  the  «« Pjromifes  of  Forgivneh  of  Sins, 
«•  iiici  6Ur  Adoptloh  to  be  the  Sons  ot  God  by  the  Hdy 
«*  Ghoil,  are  vi0bly  Agned  and  ibaled,"  And  la^]y» 
Asdiii*  Saviour  has  proofed  to  h  with  bisiCbunb  t9  $%$ 
Mud  eftbeiVM,  M^i.  xxviii.  20.  we  can  haven^DoUbt, 
^t  he  will  accompany  hU  Ordinances  with  a  Bleflltig  1 
tfid  that  fuch  a  Meafure  of  his  Grace  and  Holy  Sjpint 
V  attends  the  Ordinatice  ot  Baptifm,  as  Is  (bitcd  to  the 
\Pcrfbn*s  Slate,  whether  Intatit  or  Adult,  whcti  the  Sacra- 
fheiit  is  duly  adminiftred  and  received,  llie  Sacraments 
of  CMft  are  not  dead  unavailing  Rites.    |^o.  They  are 
JMieahs  of  Gracc*^moraI  Infti'Uiiients  in  his  Hand,  by 
#hich  he  conveys  t<>  thofe  Who  worthily  partake   of 
'tiliem^  the  nele^ry  Supplies  of  Grace  and  Aid  of  his 
'  li^ed  Spirit.    Hence  proceed  their  Benefit  imdEflicacy 
•— ^eirquickehing,  Itrengtheiiii^gJPowef. 
,    "if his  is,  clearly  intimated  by  $t.  Paul,  with  ReQse^ 
10  Baptifm,  which  we  are  nowconfideHng.  When  i^eak* 
ing  ot  the  Unity  ot  Chrift's  Body,  the  Church,  lie  coiil* 
jiires  it  to  the  natural  Body.    As  tht  Bod^^  is  oHe^  ikya 
^^  and  bath  tHaiti  MeMerSi  and  all  the  Mmbm  if  that 
oimBodffy  kHkiMom,  aire  one  Body  r  So  alfo  is  Cbr0. 
KlieRealpn  he  immediately  Ibbjoins.    For  iy  (me  Spirit 
^e  we  all  baptized  into  one  Bodyy  i.  e.  this  ojie  Boay  of 
Chriil,  the  ^hurch,  wbetberwe  be  Jevoi  &  Gentiles^  vobe-^ 
iberwebibofidorjreei  and  have  all  been  made  tb  d^k 
moonei^t.  tCtir.%iu  i2,  13.    Here  is  aplainlh'4 
timadpn  tlfatpivine  Grace  was  iitipaited  thfo'  the  Ot- 
^lianceof  Ba^ptifm,  whether  at,  <>r  after  the  Admini- 
ftrationi  matters  not ;  and  was  theCaufe  of  Unity  in 
%  Body  or  Chrift.    For  altho*  dvat  Body  was  com- 
fSM  <ftf  diSbrent  Members,  apd  varitius   Glf&   w^ 
be^Wttj  oh  theie  :  Yet  they  flowed  frorii  OAci  ittid  iilb 
iame  $^irk>  which  w^i  conferred  thro*  Ba^tUiil,  and 
€o)nimtti^ted fiom  Time  ix>'  Tittie  m.fiich  i^tahm 

r^iitis  tot  ike  8iiMua««t  dt  tig  I^Mi^  IMM 
^  liett;,^M^«>thcApoftitflwwitliittitoSoo3^  orA^ 


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ibil§^  oft  Ji^  *i 

SOclilsthcNttureiand  fuch  ire  the  Privilege  of 
JDiHsttfoi,  bywhichthcK^cat  Bcnetit  of  it  appears.  At 
otorSaVioar  has  appointed  it  to  be  the  Sacrament  of  Ad- 
miflion  into  His  Church  tain  Covenant,  it  followj,^that 
licme  cte  have  Jlny  regular  Title  to  the  Ptmlcees  of  hu 
ehiirchi  hoKtn|foBdcial  Right  to  the  Benefits  of  *at 
(Eotwlahti  Without  partakihg  of  it.  And  fince  lnfiint| 
arc  capable  of  thefe  Privileges  And  Benefits  t  (whicW 
flildli^fliei^ed  hereafter)  it  is  expedient  and  ncceffarv 
Acf  Aooldbcbaptii^.    It  would  be  unjuft  and  cruel 

tedchy  thenkfuch  a  Ble&ng.  ^  ^  ,  ,  .  ,  -  ^ 
Salvation,  and  thfe  Means  which  lead  to  it,  aff^the 
lite  Gift  of  God  Ato*  Jefus  Chrift.  Man  has  no  Meni 
bV  whlchhfe  can  dttiwkheiri.  They  iiW  the  Purchalc  of 
the  Redfcem^i  Merits.  To  procore  thedi  fot  Sinnerji 
hii  precious  Blbod  was  fhed.  Why  fl»?^d,^  «^^*"^^^ 
any  froih  thcfe  Benefits  who  %rfe  cApablc  of  tftcro#^^a 
Worn  hfe  has  not  eicluded  ?  There  is  ^Sw^^^  1<^  Bcde- 
itcoiiV«y«4by  Bsttrtifmv  or  there  is  uonc.    It^thete  it 

Why  (hould  Infants  be  debarred  frotti  that  Benefit,  when 

incortoratcd  with  the  Lord  in  1^*  Supper  ;  but  to  be  regeaeratwl 
«« by  hM  Spirit  in  Baptifin*"  Bez»SW*pc. 

+  To  this  Affeument  that  "  IiA^ 
BiJfifc^.^lSntiieWKere«e^ 
fi?um capable ^Sli&:  SoarcJelU-^/ttt^WU^^^^ 

ksidie  MerittoT  feau  J^^tb  theiiifor  Jh^clttioa,  ^^  of  be- 

lidier  finilar  Caftt  bc&g  td  fiifantii  which  make  "^^W™      . 
pwMrtadneceffitfyibiitthejr  bdongiiot  to  Belb,  and g^fcj^ 


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**  .;       "   An  j;^  on  Mil  Ai^^ 

Sf'S^^^^f^^'*.?^  of  It,  and  areat  cipableoT  it  m 
•dult  Ferfons  ?  Chnft  never  forbade  them  to  be  brought 

u  ?.V**?^®"  *^  ^*^^''*^'  ^^  difpl^afed  with  t£lc 
whofor^deii.  By  denying  them  this  Ordinance,  we 
ftemto  think  that  we  cannot  receive  the  Gifts  of  God. 
tinl^wthave  fortcthinjj  to  deiervc  th4i— fomething 
by  urtHch  we  can  purchafe  and  merit  them  j  which  indeed 
isnotjtrue.  ^  Even  the  Faith  and  Repentance  required  in 
AdqJ^can  lay.no  Claim,  in  Point  ot  Merit,  to  Bapfifm^ 
■nd  ks  BeneHts,  They  are  only  Qaali6«&itions;  luitcd 
W  theirAge,    to  ^are  them  for  thii  Rece^ of 

^ucJ^^J*  **^*  Graces,  thefc  C^alificfations,  are  the 
'Omo^God.    The  Innocence  of  Inlants,  I  mean  thelf 

rTS  "S  ^?i?«'»  ^•'^  *cm  ii  FJacc  c^Kepentancei 
.and  the  Faith  ofthofe  who^reicnt  th^to  God  in  Bap. 

*aith  of  the  ancient  Patriarchs  iras  tb  procure  Circum- 
ttfion  for  their  Intoti,  or  the  Syix>.pheoician  Woman*s 


.*>^-Y;-1--J.' 


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■iMfel^^i^^^^l^^M^i^^-:^^''  '^^®'>SM'^--'I 


An  Bgif  on  '^iifim. 


SECTIAJIill* 

(Q^^0af^^  Cmm0im  to  his  Af^ks—to  baptize  til 
Nations,  txMmdi  in  which  Infiu$ts  wen  itubuUd^  4u 
will  appttarfim  tht  Words  of  the  Cmmiffion^  and  Jrm 

;  the  Fraffice^hapti»m;lnfdntramonz  the  Jews, 

^rynHB  End  ofChriiV  coming  into  th6  World  wat 
'X  ^^i^A^^^i^i*^**  His  Religion  was  calciilatedl 
ibr  that  jpurpofet  isid  all  Nations  were  to  be  admitted 
into  it.  TI^Mpde  pf  Admiflion  was  By  Baprirm »  luid 
accordinff |y  u)  his  laft  ComtailTion  l|p  his  Apoftibi»  by 
which  hcdel&ated  fuch  Powers  to  thenr  is  weie  n^l- 
farjffbr  fhe^ork  ofthe  Miniftry,  forthe  edi6^ii|  hi| 
<^urch^  be  con^mandtd  them-Gi?  7^  andieaehdUHatkns^ 
MPtkit^  tiim  ps  fhe'Namerftke  Father^  snde/the Son, 
Midefthe  ff^  Gkt^^Jfktth.  wviii.  19. 

t^the  Audiii^rityjgfihhCommimon,  theChitrchof 
Chi-ift  has  ailwayi^aami^tJra  j^^rfons  into  her  Communioii 
by  Baj^fmi  N^w  fince'  Inhints  and  Children  conftitute 
Part  ot  a  Natioi^'^ 'asnioch  1^  eitVcf  Men  or  Wcmien, 
cpnfidered  Separately,  they  are  of  Gourfe  includedtn  this 
j^eheral  Cofirfmiffioti^    This  is  nece^arily  implied  in  the 

V^flialAcpeptattonot  the  Word.'  p0r  When  wettfeihe 
'Wordiy^/Miff,"^ we  Include  ih  k.ill  Soces,  A^  sM 
ftanksoit  PJBOple. '  iKtiig^fire  not^ieiitloiied  anjr^more 
duui  Iiifiuitf.j^^pd  fhmA  a&tthtf.^ii^t\Mfid  ?  tJn- 
ibubttfdl^r q#^MM)d,  As^beifig Part  oH Nation,  and 
(ppnfequentnrwiixlkd  in^he  ml&n\  -ClmipiOrion.  Why 

rthenihbuld»ie  o^  beiMhofidlrom  Bfi^fm,  and  not 
the  other^  wbto^'l^'are  «^iia%  Part  of  ^Nation,  and  as 
iildl  inchidbd  in  4ie  Comwifl^ 
'  J^'tlt  mSf  ^objtdficl,  *^  That  the  Apbftla  arelMce 
<«  <3ofiiMniibded'to^^^^^  and  then  liaptize. .  But 
mpt^f^  <i  being  taught,  ani  thoe- 
^teliiptlzri.** — - — r  I 


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jll  An  iyif  im /S»j(^ 

I  iofwer,  this  Obje^ion  prooecfls  firom  a  Miftake  eon; 
cerniog  the  Word,  /Mi^nTiuraw,  which  it  trinflatedL 
teach  V  but  prc^rly  figpifics  to  profclytc,  or  malce  Difr 
ciph^.  This  is  oblervdi  by  almoft  every  Commentator 
(on  th^  Place,  and  is  well  known  to  thofe  who  under* 
ftand  the  Original.  And  in  the  marginal  Reading  of 
larger  Bibles  it  is  rendered,  make  mjcffies^  or  Cbr^Mtu 
r  ef  ali  NatiottSr  whi^h  is  by  far  the  ju^  Tranfla^ioii.  So 
that  to  teach  Mere  is  the  fame  as  t6  profelyte,  and  Bap- 
dfm  was  the  Form. or  Ordinance  by  which  the  N^tion^i 
>y;K^  to  be  profe^ytcd  or  diftipled,  A  ppiiUr  E^^prcfljon 
tochli,  and  which  wiilhdp  to  explain  it,  you  will  fin4 
Johniv.  I.  where  ii;  \%  ipdrv'Tbi  tfUnftis  btari  that 

Making  Wcipl?!  hy  «aptif|ii  l^c,  it  the  fame  u 

/f'#5n*.i«  the  Nations,  iM)|i9fl^in&$|fi:ipl^  of  them 

^  pf  Bdptiun,  m  our  Sayiour^t  Coii>|mflio^  to  ihf}  AppV 

tle«.    This  Obf^ryation  is  fbU  lur^r  coqE^^  by  th^ 

Wofds  which  follow  in  the  n^  Yer^  for  our  Sfviour 

,  jaddsr-^fwri^ijjl /^  ^^  r 

fercnj  111  theOri^mM^froo) li^jit  in^  %merTf}S, 
}w  iiMnovfif^  fod  %n$es  tf(^^Y  to   |ii(tr#,   ^ 

.  or  Prolelyte  into  any  School  Of  Soi^,  u)d  invf$e4 

-^^SyMablefof  what  ^to  be  lie^riK^  thf^;  Tl|b  ffaj 
fnie  of  the  Chriftinn  Chmk  ©r  Socicfi,  wUcd  may 
*e^xail<d  theSehw^^o^^^  of  w<Hhjr  irt^W^ 

Jews,  wbofe  Bbra&olMi,  mmm^  Mmm^mfSL 

be  p«44^^  ^M mi^^ <i*i  ftilS 


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An  mptsfjoa  Iiif^  B0f^:  %$ 

Chrift)  ^*  tnd  faidi,  make  me  i  Prbftly^  that  tboo 
^nayft  teach  me"  *. 

But  as  Infaois  are  not  esc^refily  mentioned  in  thia  Pla^e 
j)y-our  Saviour,  Anabaptifts  affirm  ihe  CommWon 
does  not  extend  to  them  •,  and  confcquently  that  they  are 
not  to  be  baptized.  And4t  ia  trye,  ^  cfommiiSon  it 
couched  in  general  T^rms.  It  makes  no  expref;  Men- 
tion of  Men,  or  Women,  or  InUnta  \  bujc  onJy  injoina 
;the  Apoftlet  to  prqfelyte  all  Nations  by  Baptifm.  How 
then  (hall  wc  knq^  whether  Ififws  w^re  infiW«4  ^ 
ihUCommiffion?  ^         :         ; 

I  ti^ke  it  to  be  an  eicceHent  Rule  tor  underllftnding  the 
N^eaning  of  any  doubtful  PaiTages  or  Phrafes  In  Scrs|ir 
lSffe»  to  confider  in  what  Sen^  3wy  were  probaWji^lwn 
Inthdt  Place,  and  among  thqfe  People*  where  they  ^"^f* 
delivered.  Now  if  it  appears  th^f  the  *Jews  pr^ctifed 
9apti(in,  and  th^t  they  proftjyted  Heathens,  IxkhPfM 
US  well  as  Adults,  by  Baptifm,  of  wniph  the  Apoftles 
being  Jeiys,  co>)ld  npt  be  ignorant :  It  will  neceQHr% 
foUow,  that  jJie  Appftles  muft  have  undcriU^od  (^ 
Commiflion^  (9  hapa^zfi  all  Nations^  was  to  extend  to,  an4 
Include,  tnfapta.  % 

I  An4  thU  in  Truth  wj^  the  C#ft.  Bapri?;ing  Infwir 
profelytcs  wascuftqmasry  with' the:  Jews,  and  wt^ll  know^ 
among  them.  Nothing  therefore  can  be  more  reafonnblf 
di^  that  our  Saviqnr'sConunilUpn  (bould  be iqtei^reted 

Vaf%t  well  known  C^%)m  of  bapti;ring  Infants-  An4 
4neehedid  not  forbid  them,  their  Title  to  B^ptifni 
4^ndagopd.«  I  (Hall  now  proceed  to  (hew  that  theRupr 
film  of  Inlint  prqfel^jtes  ^s^  0Smmf  WOOf  W 

-Jews.    ■  ;•■■",;:.:;■'  '■■-^■/-■.■::-.<.  ^-/■^■•   •.:-,■■■-'■■  ■■■-.■     ■ 

It  ii  evident  fi:pip  mtwy  P^agei  in  Ae  feiir  Evaag^ 

liQ^f  that  Bi^fitiim  Wa9  nota  new  ^ite^,  ^uc  wfaiihow4i 
10  the  Je^  in  our  S^viwr'^  Time,    When  Jfqhji  ^ 

j^l^^itfiiff ,  gieat  Nu  him  from  Jeru* 

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.  M«th  Ui.  5,  6   Had  B.ptifm  b«n  .  new  ThinI,  •  t^ 

totbeObfcnrKionoftheni,  «,d  fo  .verfe  to  admitting 
,    ^yjfc'ng  new  or  foreign  to  thole  Cuftomi,  would  by 
.  no  Meant  htve  {ubmitted  tdlt.  ■  ' 

4  "^^  IS^,^  «Wi  Time  looked  for  their  Mljffiah.  The 
leventyWeekfol  Daniel  pointed  out  this  Peril  ft.  parti! 
oUarhr  that  not  onlv  the  Jew.  expeftcd  m^btOvmr 
VM/d^omew,/,  Ifriel  <  but  all  over  the  Eaft,'  it  was  the 
gereral  Opinion  that  an  extraordinary  Perfoh  would 
•nfe  out  of  Judea  about  thU  Time,  whofe  Dominioa 
would  anirerfUljr prevail  C, '      .  .#1:^    '  '  '  •  /^™" 

ri^^^?^''"^!^'^*^^  the  mean 
Time.  >ndhn  extraordinary  Sanaity. drew  the'  Atteni 
gonofhuCountry-roen.    All  Men  accounted  him  i 

O^ft  ;k     V?  ,.^P°"„,^".**'"'''"8  *«  he  was  .he 
^^A^  »fl«d  him^iy  tapiiztji  tbou  tbtn  t  v.  25.  , 
They  did  not  all;  huniliat  he  meant  by  Baptifin.  nor 
did  they  make  any  Scruple  about  its  Nature  6t  DdSgn , 

kn^^t*iri''"'.?l!r"f""**t«''"'  than  that  tSe^ 
kne*^  It  well  enough  ^ore  from  theif  own  general  Praci 

nSiw!! JTi.^'  Audibrity^nd  Perfon,  hot  f  aptilm,  (beV 
qw^oned  him  about.'  They  jifked  how  he'^caihe^ 
bnwu  Jews,  fince  he  was  not  the  Meffiah  :  for  He». 

S«Mrr'i^^f?'''*"'*fP^'  »"«J  not  Jews.  Ac-1 
«^to  theirinterprttation  trf  Exod.  %4.  .0,  the  • 

with  Qod^by  Bnptifin ,  ind  htnce  they  judged  it  urT^ 
'52ft  *»t«r  of  their  Poferity  ^U  bfb.yrf 
^S75^  This  waj  rif«  the  Cafe  with  Prof^S^ 


Ao  Wff4tf  oil  Infani  Baptifm.  tl 

tered  into  the  Covenant,  were  not  bapti7fd  \  for  they 
edfemcdcheBaptil'mof  the  Farentsin  thatCale  fufficicAC 
Bti!  fuch  Children  as  were  born  before,  their  Parents  were 
profclytcd,  were  cenerally  baptized  with  thrir  Ptrents. 
^  The  J(»ws  expected  gredtCKii.gps  ih  ihHV  Awrt  at 
the  coming  ot  the  McHTiah.  Tluy  probably  might  look 
on  the  baptizing  of  Jews  to  be  one  of  th^rm,  which  in- 
duced tome  of  them  to  fubmic  to  John's  Baptilm*  while 
they  took  him  for  the  Mefliah.  But  wlien  John  denied 
that  he  was  the  Chrid,  they  aflccd  him  wliy  he  biptiied 

Jews,  contrary  to  thieir  uliial  Cuftom,  which  he»  not 
eing,the  MelFiah,  had  hot,  as  they  judged,  fulBcienc 
Authority  to^lter;  Upon  the  whole,  the  great  ConcouHe 
of  Jews  which  cathe  to  John's  Baptifm,  fully  evincech 
that  Baptifm  yvas  at  this  Tiinc  k  Thing  pracHfed,  end 
%eli  known. 

y  But  it  nVsiy  be  faid,  that  there  is  no  Mention  hcte  of 
Infants,  or  that  they  werfe  baptized  *.  Ti"\ic---and  1  on- 
ly intended  hereby  to  fliewthat  Baptifm  was  at  this  Time 
known  to  the  Jews,  and  that  they  were  acquainted  with 
Its  Ule.  Bat  we  have  the  fulled  Evidence  in  the  en« 
tint  Jewiih  Writers,  as  well  as  in  thdr  Talmud t»  that 
Sv.v^    ••..-':^^'        .  '■  '-•  :•  ;    "  ■■■■■>;•.••;  ■■  ■.'•::*'^;.;;.    the 

^  The  Reader  is  to  ohfervp  however,  that  ISt.  Amiwofb  fiiyt  JolUl 
4id  baptize  Infents.  Amb.  Com.Lib.  i.  ia  Lac.  Cap.  t.  AM  Dr. 
ji^ight^t  wa9  of  the  fame  Opiitiun.  - 

_  t  It  may  hot  be  improper  td  inform  the  Reader,  that  th«  Nwifll 
Talmud  confifts  of  two  Parts,  thc>Ii<hnaand  Gemara.  The  KliAna 
l>  what  the  Jews  call  tKe  Oral,  or  Traditional  Law.  They  iiMpolb 
It  was  delivered  to  ^iofes  at  Sinai,  when  he  received  thq  tw^4v|l«t 
pn  which  the  Ten  Commandments  were  written  ;  and  fay  it  WM  «Qii* 
veyeddown  by  Oral  Tradition  a^ong  their  Elders  from  the  Tint  of 
Mofei  till  the  Year  after  thrift  \\%a\  when  it  was  committid  ^ 
writing^  Rabbi  JudaHakkadoOi.  They  efteem  it  eqiMlI/.afimi* 
gdc  ^th  thfr  written  Law  J  altho»  by  it  they  ofiea  made  4t  iawof 
Godof  ridneEffeai  as  oar  Saviour  charget  them,  Mark  vtt.  o-.|«. 
Tlie  Gemara  ii  the  ComQientof  their  RabMes  on  the  Mifluii.  and 
>^  make  what  is  called  theTalmod.  Theivare  cwoTalai«dKlhe ' 
lera&lem  amlBabyloiufli.  The  Miffinais  the  Text  la  both  i  hot  tht 
Co«iBentmade>y  thoRfbUesof  Jttdeait  called  the  JenMilMni  t^ 
f!Mid,  ftatl^y  th*K«bfeto  Of  BabyW;^^^  The 


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M  All  4^  on  4^«tf  Aryi/()ii. 

■  A»InAo«f»f  Hwchen.  were  profelyted  by  Bapciliiu 

rl.S'-'^frf.^"'^":.  Ihi,will.ppeirfi3?the 
Teftimoniet  1  (hall  now  produce,  as  they  are  colltfted 
by  learned  Men.  of  whofe  Candor  in  this  Point  no  Per- 
foj «*r h«l.  pc^  indeed  with  Rj^fpn cw^e,  «,y 

'  ..  L  •  H'  •*""■"" T*"" ''y  'hree Thlngilfra,.!  enter- 

JT  ^7"^A:  "'*•  By  Circumcifion,  and  Baptifm, 

'•  vndSacriHce.  Circumcinon  was  in  Egypt,  as  it  is 

!!  S"!?"*  •■^'  'TL"^'/"^  Pnfinjball  tat  lb,  Paffover. 
?♦  E«od.xii.  48.  Baptifm  was  in  the  Wildernefs  Wore 
P  Ae  Kiving  of  the  Uw  i  as  it  is  writieJi— &i,fl,^  tbm 

-^  J«-fy«»^7<>-»»rr«»,  «^  UtthmvajfrthHrOitbtt. 

,    ,    llxod.  XIX,  10.  And  Sacrifice,  as  it  is  writtenJ.-.,4k/ 

;  Wit  waiaconftant  Rule  with  them,  that  irfierefe; 
fver  the  walhing  Of  Clothes  is  mentioned  in  the  Law  it 
•h«iysme«stfteB»tita,  or  Wafting  of  the  whole 

t^^fiftm,  p.  ^.  (Jap,  ^^  i. 

V  TWs  Intcrpitution  they  «vcof  Gcnci.  xw.  a.  where 
^cob  injoins  his  Hpufliold;  «  to  be  clean  and  chanee 
fltir  Gwmentt.    which  they  fupppfc  meaneth  the  waffi. 

2*5  ^^?  "^^9^^  ^'^y^  *"^  ^«*»  *is  Text  deduce  Uk 
jlrft  Origin  of  BaptiOn.  ^^^  ■■:  --^.^r^M 

Jit  is  no  Mattcf  whether  theft  Interpretations  were  juft 


a  4  *i  Ail^wMth't  Aaoot.  on  Genet:  |ira.  V 

'    ♦  1m  BO^  DtJn*eK«l.  ai^  Qent. joxta  Diftfrt,  Hdh»  lib  i 


f^ 


liofl,  i|  UfnQugli  for  my  Pufpofe,  ^  d|f  Jew« 
§g(0tfiiit^  iiich  fl^crt  tQ  relacc  to  Baptiffn  i  $nd  tbi|(  tHey 
made  chem  the  Foundation  ot  their  bipti^9g  Pfolc*- 
}yt«A.  C^ifttMl  B«ptiiin  reftt  f^ot  on  thefe  Tqctty  or  . 
on  thf ir  loicfprctation  of  theip.  Our  Inquiry  at  prcfeill 
if  concerning  their  Pr>^cc  in  our  Saviour's  1  ime,  re^ 
l«ting  IQ  B^lHiini.  1  heir  Pn^ice  they  deduced  from 
itfiefe  4nd  Olh^r  Tcits  which  (b^lJ  be  prefeiuly  mentioo- 
fd  (  bujt  ?f hrJ^hcr  theic  Dedu^ons  were  right  9c  wEon^ 
jHflPeds  nor  the  Argument  I  would  draw  thenc^ 

A^  they  thPMght  the  Ifrsielijcea  entered  inco  Covenant 
by  Cir^Milvcilion,  Haptifm  and  ^^q-^iice  |  and  as  it  i| 

ipt*gilfm»  afi4  slfi  finr  tht  SirMign  iffttf  f^^if^th  %vUb 
jmr,  an  Ordi^me  for  am-  vUk  y^i  m  yt  fr#,  faMH 
f^  Sir^ngn'  h  hfm  ib$  L^4^  N^^i^  xv.  i5r--S« 

ihey  conclijded  thence  that  no  H>?ptheii  or  Stiver 
lpowl4  be  duly  made  uProiclytf,  t>ut  by  Circuni^Utba, 
Bfipiiifm  ^n4  SHcri&ce,  i|  \\  was  %  M^le  1  Hki  by  jfapr 
lifm  V^  Sia^riiice,  if  a  Fe^nli. 

Thus  the  GensafV*-^*  PiO<«lyt(s  4i4  a^  ^ntfr  inii 
I*  Coveonntbut  by  Cii^u^K^fipm  Pwifm*  tHlgrink-, 
i^  ling  of  Wood''.  Gm.  ^4  rtW.  Qkmfk-  Qiff-  a  t> 

Thus  4lfo  M^imonides,  tK^  gren  Imirpii^tq?  pf  4^ 
jfcwiih  jU»w,rr-«*  la  «lt  Ages't  fays  hn^  <^w^  4ffF 
^  Gintile  was  willing  to  enter  into  the  Covenaiu*  to  be 
«<  gathered  upd^r  the  Wingiof  the  divine  Mmly*  mad 
^«  to  undertake  the  Yoke  of  the  La«f»  kf  Wkouffdto 
f«  have  Circumcifiqn  WiBwirrn.  anfl.i(]|h^-!P9erm|"i 
jpid  iC« it vfit f  Womm,  ^^BaptiAiiiwd  (|  SfipripoT, 

'*lt%Mild  b^  obi^rved  tljiai  Smifici^  for  iniiiiM^ 

l^i^  Wffrr  ^^  ull^  M^  #  P^^       ^M 

i^m{a(V  An.  £Mf  M,  W  thai  htioA  #<jM 

:  wrm  onrfn^i  hmm  the  Jem  hadraiMir  f  «wic^ 


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niuiii^^^^^^^^^  Ai€  l^m^  ii?lien  they  admit 

if  liiy  of  th6(e  Prolelytci^  who  were  iius  r^vedimo 
^  Coventni,  and^athered  under  the  Wingi  of  the  di- 
vt<io'Ma|e%,  haid  Chadren,  they  were  gtneriaJy  received 
iiin>^  Cotrenaht  in  the  fame  Manner  with  their  Pa* 
foiti.    C^^^  on  the  Profeiii- 

•^ii#i£heii'  Parents  \  as  they  were  convinced  it  was  Idr 

.  ■  thefr;  Benefit  tr:'^'     '-.-^S-  ^ik'^-r'''  'V-  >    -h:" 

:  -^  Th*y  bapdzed  the  young  Stranger  ar  Profclyte^*, 

€m.Ba^l,yiii!cUtMhth:Ctf.  ip  P  They  bap^ 

*^  dzea  little  Prbielyo^  according  to  the  Judgment  of 

**  thieSi^^  t.e*  as  the  Comment  on  the  Place 

es^t^it;  n  if  he  be  deprived  of  hisJFathcr,"'and  hia 

t^  Mother  brihgs  him  tp  be  made  4  Profervte,  they 

V'ba^ze  hini^  (becaufe-none  becomes  a'Prqleiyfe  with* 

^^o^Circumcifioh  Mid  Sapti(m>)    according  to  the 

^\  JvtMjniicatti  the  Sanhedrim^  i.  e.  that  three  Miin  be 

**  mi^t  at  th^  l^ptiiili,  who  are  now  inftead  of  a 

V  Father  to  Ito^    JB«M  CSftihii^*  Fol.  1 1  il . 

¥'  Astbernfefitiof  Prowlycet  were  thiSb  as^mtited  on 
the  Pioreflion  of  their  Parents,  fo  the  tulmts  takenCap^ 
$rt  in  Wm  ^  thit  i^Airvife  tail  ftttb  their  Hands, 
.  .*^i  *^  Paitntaii  wwr#«ired  lotoiiir  Covenant  *, 


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lOfT.  ••TKey  bif«i^  thelafimt^or  litdif  Strangtr,*'  h^$ 
M^0oMe$i  **  on  th0  Knowledge  or  Underftanding 
<«  of  tb«  Houie  of  Judgmcni*'.    MW«.    I/^.Bial 

The  Houfe  of  Jqdgmeiit  confiffed  of  three  Men, 

%o^  according  to  the  Law  of  baptizing  Proielyt^,  had' 

the  Care  of  the  young  profcl^te's  Bi^ptiim,  and  anfwcred 

in  its  Name.    Theft  promifed  to  inCtruft  the  Froielyte 

in  its  Ehi5,  when  coriie  toTears  of  Difcretipn,  aiid  inform 

41  of  theEttgagcmen^itwalitinder,  in  Co^ifequcncc  of 

beeomiog  aProfelyte},  Thus  far  the  O^ceand  Duty  of 

the  HoUfe  of  Judgment  ref^mblcd  thofe  p|  Sponfors  for 

iCbil^n  who  are  chtcr«l  into  the  Chriftian  Church. 

TWieuftom  among  the  Jews  was  very  ancient.  Uriah* 

thePrieft,  and  Zcdiariah,  arefuppofcd  to  have  bfcrt 

^Oodfathers,  or&ponfors  acthe  CifcamcifioQ  of  Maher-^ 

fflirtdhaihb»,  Ife. ▼iii^  fll.**      '  ;.      V      .    ' 

■  4  Again,  ••  An  Uraclite"*  Jays  Maimonidcs,   *«  that 

'<•  tSes  a  little  Heathen ^hild»  or  that  finds  an  Heathen 

^  In&nt,  a^d  baptizes  him  tor  a  Proielyte  t  Jehold 

••  he  b    aPwAlyte-'.  Maim.   Hakch  M,  Cap.  8  J. 

««  Behold,  one  fields  an  InfsMKT)  6ii|ft;  out,,  and  bs^tiz^ 

««  Inm  in  the  Name  of  a  Sorvanr:  Do  yod  allp  0rc!om- 

' ««  cife  him  in  te  Niuxie ol  a  Senfftnl:  Bucif  he  M(K^it 

^*  him  in  the  Name  oLa  Frc^an  :fDQjN»ii#iictitum- 

<•  di^  bimitt  the  Name oT^llQemaii^  Im^aLytm- 

mth.Fak  %%%f. 

hoikiQOCbe filkl  diattiie  Gemantoi^*  lAich  is '  not 
lb  aiifci«i**»**>MWi^  aod  Ac  latf  >w#?f#**^ 
ffloitipi^ii^  fMdyiHiir^  l^fiii^  For  #^lli|hilHi» 
or  <^  tiii^i  comii^fifed  to  wHiS%% 


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tiiHis  lliiC  ^R^ien^    in  Ule  in  dor  SftVbur^  ti  i^  tnd 
lon|;  betere  iv  fpe^  irieprd»ly  <lf  it.  Thfls  the  Miduitf 
whetf  the  Pdrtions  to  be  paid  to  Virgiiis  are  ttfrndjof^ 
ifayt-*«  A  Proieiyte  Girli  whoiwis  mack^  aptoftiyte 
**  before  (he  is  three  Years  and  a  Day  old,  &ail  ii|»v« 
too  Zvm*\  (Pietes  Of  Money  fo  called}  «« ior  her 
l^rtion<r,    But  if  ihe  is  not  made  a  profelyte  till  (he 
is  ^oVe  three  Years  md  a^Dkyold,  ihe  fliall  havcf 
*«  but  iOd  Ztizae.   M^na^  Sit,   Cbmbotk,  tktp.  u 

To  be  aPtdle]ytew«$thefiimeastobe^rid  iiitK» 
the  Covenant  by  Baptifm;  In  their  Langoagf^;  it  wai 
fithilar  to  being  chriftened  in  ours.  Now  as  Pi;oleiy» 
Girls  under  this^ge  of  three  Years  and  a  Day  ol4  «« 
expr^fiy  menttonedi  it  is  evident  that  intanis  ii^,i;n^ 
tmd  into  the  Covenant  by  Baptiiiii^  Accordingly,  Mr« 
Seldeh^  Ithikii  Whom  notie  underftood  •  the ,  jewiiRi  Rites 
imd  Antiauities  better,  obfertes  on  the  above  Cafes  of 
6iris  intheMiflinil^lllibothiiU  eyldenti^^  'm^xtA 
^iSmidix^^l^  Pr0le)y6*ft  in  Childhoodi  i. e^ 

«^  idi^fi^i  t0iD  tht  Covenant  by  mp^^.** 

It  is  i^kfi  to  qtkote  any  more  lM|is  to  this  Pur^ 
|0%^  For  it  is  evident  Iroin  the(eaiic^t  ai^  au^n^ 
tic  Wftinigsof  tilt  IcWSi,  ti^  |^i^^  U\9m  W^^ 
ft^ii^ll^^^iiet^'v^^  byBap* 

^^''''lhm$^»,.^mlm^^^'  iw^luicwWH  ^as  muck 

taxjf  mm  d^^%ifc|»iiii^Mte  Meaning  of  de»^«riottr'a 
Cotgidiaoi^^l^ipfe  40  MNMi  ^fj^m^jim,  hf 

llt^iWfel  t^be^die^^easiofjlllt^ 
im^m^  W0«e%,  m4.  I^fch 


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An  JS^  Dfc  JSjM*  Bi^Jk.  i> 

Td  evade  the  Force  of  this  Argument  dhi^KOnitihi 
lewifli  #ra£Bce  bf  baptisiifg  Meithen  Infants  ^1^9  J^ 
p^elvtedt  or  entered  into  the  Covenanl:,  aii^  ^^ 
beara  nard  on  the  Ot>poirera  of  Intant  Biptifm  ;  It  vm 
Wenobjcftedt  "  that  the  Teftimonies  arc  too  \m^ 
*»  That  the  Talmud  and  Jewitti  Books  cofttaln  matJf 
«•  fabulous  Stories,  and  are  njot  thetefor^  to  be  r^im 
••on  I  confcqucntly,  the  iFaft  itfelF.  viz/  bagelfrnjji ' 
««  Heathen  Infants^  is  to  be  qudltohed*^  But  thdfe  Ob- 
jeaions  are  Without  any  juft  vf  dUndatioh.  iThcVJiiVt 
been  often  confatstd.  Kolhing  but  fti-Oitg  TOW- 
iicccanadmit  them  to  have  any  Weight.  F6tm 
lleader^s  Satisfa&ion,  1  Aiall  here  giVe  s^  IBort,  b^  tim 
ikleiit,  Anlwertothcm^  -     ^ 

I.  Rabbijuda  Hakkadofh  coninutted  the  MimH»  1» 

iiridrtgt  An:  0om.  ^Jbv  that  ^^^  50  tears  a^«fer  the 

'lypoftles.  Botli  the  Hiflina  And  Qemara,  efpecially  m 

ferntert  confined  of  Traditions  which  hadteen  hk)^A 

down  from  Fatier  to  Son,  For  many  Ag^t  bcforfe  Itdf 

Saviour*s  time,  **  They  are,  fas  Biftiop  Chartdlttr  bba» 

<«  %rves}  ft  Cc^te^ton  of  Authorities  long  befbrt  lh)6ll^ 

t  •«  AlR,  and  lAyrt  the  3enfe  of  theii*  Fathers  not  oiiljf  ill 

i  «♦  d&llFa  irfflie;  but  bni  before  it^**.  So  that  npthlttt 

tan  be  objefted  to  the  Lacentfs,  of  H^ir  bat^. 
i  a.  there  is  the  exaftcft  H4i^mo«y  between  thJTe  J^' 
llhTradidonsMid  Cuftoms  mentioned  in  theGdpel,  am 
tho^  bfthe  Talmud  +.  From  hence  wc  inay  rely  .on  the 
*  t^ftiniony  mm  tft  uie  talmud  cpncehdng  the  Baf^lM 
pf  btfants,  when  profelyied  to  Judattili*  For  if  life  Uft 
a^Bin^  that  the  teftimony  li  trtle  in  th^oile  Cafe,  i^hitn 
we  «r«k  what  f^albnabkf  l)oubt  caii  #e    have  id  tih^ 

.  3.  Itwould^e^lroythc  Ai^ty  Jf  att  ttlftK^  tb 
loSa,  iliftn  arbi&an^Maiirtir^thc  tfeffiinbhy  of  Witel* 
eoii^ming  the  Maitners  ahd  Cuftoms  o|  th^r  6wii  m- 

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Hon.  PorHbouldbeobferved,idiitirU^^^^^ 
aert0f  Opifiioii  in  any  IpeculaciyeFoite^,  but  tbe  TiMi 
of  Teftimony  concerning^  Fias,  tliiC  ia  conwiided  for. 
Xini  Tacitus,  to;  ait  dcpertdcd  on  for  jhe  Twth  of 
thole  F<a8  they  r<?!ate.  Their  V^eradtj^ii  rdied  rni  ki 
tlie  Relacion  they  give  of  th^gomtn  Tranfaaiont,  C^tf- 
ioint  and  Manners,  not  onlf  of  their  own  Time^^bui 
of  thdfe  whi^  were  trtuch  more  ancient  %  however  %c 
mtw^  their  judgment  in  Theology,  or  thfc  reli- 
^  B£non&  ihey  relate.  •  In  like  Manner,  the  many 
...^kNis  Stories  recorded  in  the  Talmudic  And  other 
TcwiibWriteri,  or  the  wrong  Judgmtnt  thef  mUn  in 
tbeblomcaf  Pointa,  c«nc^  airtt  thdr  Temmonr^^^^ 
Ibttttm  of  Faa,  as  to  Cuftomty  Manners,  &c.  ^  Uw 

iliioog  themielves.  .  '/'..  . 

w  4.  K  the  Baptflto  of  Infant  PiNi^lytes,  was  not  pf«j- 

«dbourSa^difr'sTlmc,  aWbe  It,  aa  the  Til. 
niudifts  and  otter  Jcwifli  Writers  teltte,  then  it  will  *t- 
ccfiariW  folkwiV  ih^t  the  Tcwsborrowed  thisCuftpm  woili 
JcfuspfN^rethandhisIXfciples,  wfcom^hCT  heWw 
airfed,  and  that  it  a  Time  when  their  Hatred  to  qp«> 
inanity,  ,wa»  At  the  ffeateft  HeTg^t  This  Is  uttw^ij. 
crtdible,  if  we  confi*r  theftiong  Aver0oti  they  hatt  Jo 

Cbriftians  and  their  W^^^V,  i  •^  ^^  !^J^^St 
nentt^therr  owi^IUteS  and  C^Aot^i.  cfpeciwy  «Kf  ^ 
'  the  Babylooifli  Capdvity.     \'  .  .    \ 

«.  Thofe  who  have  made  the  moft  dmgent  Inqfnnf 
inS  the  Jei!»ilh  Cuftoms,  Rites,  &c,  una^tetoi^  A^ 
that  Baptifm  was  one  of  *e  Ritesby  whSdh  Jcwt;^ad- 
.mltted  Profelytes  to  ^r  R^ligte^  be^j  fs^J^ 
after,  our  Saviour's  Time,  /pp^tng  itfcTf  is  foM- 
deht,  from  tbe  Teftimony  of  ^heif  own  wrttcr%  (whidi 
Teftimony  there  is  not  the  Ifeaft  Shidow  of  iMil^Ja 
doubt)  that  nothing  but  Pftjudfice,  and  an^Apf»««n-* 
fibn  of  its  beuk  unfiiendl)^  A^lfOBdobapd^  iBwM 
cavilatit.      .  f^   ^'  /  ./■  ;' 

-  l^ly»  ttis«tain  tbat4M*tan;A  Sl^ 
In  tigbtgin»l«fe^  tfiA^gBiloiifrr  ^ 

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All  Efffif  m  InfMi  B0ifm.  ^    ^ 

ttf  %%,  Jph^  died,  calls  Profelytes  to  Judaifm,  )3fC«f»9f«f ' 
ififlbcdat  baptised,  out  of  Ridicule*,   This  has  been^ 
uhfierRood  by  Icarncd^Mcn  to  refer  to  the  Jewilb  Cuf-: 
torn  of  baptizing  Profelytes,  and  ^deed  the  Paflage  cao-j 
nptvnell  Reinterpreted  in  any  other  Senie.    Arrian'a*^ 
#6irds^  icconjhng  to  the^4'ranflation  of  the  ingenioiii^ 
aiid  feamed  Mifi  Carter,  are  thefe— ••  Why  do  you  a^ . 
**'aiew»  when  you  are  a  Greek?  Dbnot  you  iee  pay 
M  whatTer^s  each  is  caHed  a  Jew,  a  Syrian,  an  Egyp-' 
«  dan  ?  And  if  we  fee  any  one  warring,  we  arc  wont  to^ 
»  i«y,  this  IS  not  a  Jew  %  but  adi  one.  Pot  when  he  af- ' 
«*  fumei  the  Sentiments  of  one  who  hath  been  bapti^ed^ 
««  and  cticumcifed,  thcQ  he  both  really  b,  and  iscalle4^ 
*• ' *■  jew"*.- ■  :\'--'y''' y-'-'^'-''K  '■■■■"  '■■■  v''^.-'-  ^^  ■/■•...•^'.;;->- ;: 

lirpon  the  whole,  we. m^^  thatther 

Jew^in  our  Saviour's  Tittie,  admitted  Gentile  Converts 
to  meirKeli^oiiby  Baptiini.  the Obje^ons  againfl  it 
are  weak,  and  groundlefs :  the  Ei»idence  for  it  is  cl,ear 
and  0fong.  T^  Pri^cewas  frequent,  -eftablifiied  aod^ 
'llicieti^,^"  -■■  •■''  ;:ff'--  •■,^^.^-':'--''  >:'■'■  v^' ••-■■■■  ■  ;>■;•:■  v.- •■■;'f:  :a" 
^  jHi^ce  we  ISi^r^ieai^  d^e  li^loii  why^  a jirticu-^ 
)ar  Qtffipitmd JT^  notgiven  for  b^^M^ins  Inlants.  U 
was  altogcxher  imhecelSnr ;  bccaufe  the  Baptifiw  of  In-. 
JaAts  was  wed  knq^  po  the  A|wjftles.  They  k;ne#^illal^  ,| 
IWams,  wo*  jdintendf  J5^^ 

*^  ^^'**^  I  lUid  ffbeii  our  SHyioor  comflMi^dcd,  mntw- 
iffl  N«|iQiip  to  M^^ 

&|l1»ipiied^«i^#^ 

BiMt  i  for  thr  I^NSi*  ?#^ 

<^lf«^^^a*iSufcjea*lrfta^^ 


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■  Jttid  9^$n  been  ft  Thing  «  ncpr  and  uBknbwa  tp 
^Apc^mcif  as  Cincuincirion  was  to  Abraham,  w^p 
4c  AlSiirfity  inftioM  tba$  Ordinance^  no  Pbut^t  6ur 
-^^Wr  wouW  hav^  jnentipned  matt  particularly  v^Jo 

mi^  ba  Sttbj5a»  oi  5i,    But  tbi?.  ^HW  not  the  Gal^. 

%;^atwir  9«r  Baptifqa  i^aa  already  U^nv  ^W  our 
^yiouc  tpok  h;  up  as  he  t^oj^nd  it^  pmp^Uf « «2 1^^?*^ 
^j^altiBd  Puipofe.    As  tha  AwAlcs  Sad  a  pcrfca  iCnow- 

lam a^y  i^biag  fl)K  tW  >iead,  Mnf;e  Chr^kt  mt^dcH 

i;^d^    WhatherM«W»I*<^'«^^^J^^^^^^ 
^%|^s,tD  he  u64  m  tda^inplring  ^  9^ff^ 
TOs  -he  accordingly  prjcfcribcd,  and  commanded  |hc 

t>a|at,  1^  i^ifil^^imjf  tbi^l^:  <  *^  'P'wr, 

3  Hut  it  »w  b«ci?  objcAcd---**  TM  our  SavioMT  rays- 

4%fL  i6»  *^hecc  taid*  is  jneatipned  b^r^J^lmi 
«  imd  confeqiiiirty  lil  who  are  baptized  IhouW  Ufft  j^- 
i»«pW    But'  ][#a^  cawapt  begcYa,^  andj^t&rc 

«S^I  wd*i  f^^S^ 

Mai^  In^^Wni^ 
|^d|  j^pkich,;.!!^^     t«  tt^c 

l^^lrpoiB^ptitov^ 

pie  o«i«ffiiry#  gm^  !Mm»  wow^tfiey  aw  y,,^^ 
^^ii-^ii-     But:  thla  no^ore  proves  dut  dtef  ««1tt^ 

'<:  v'.-  *'-^  '^■; 


no 


m»  Tbe  Apo(ll<  aMBwnandcd,  T^ai  if  m9>  wmli  Ma 
vmkt  mUktr^jutU'lhirftst.  Batlafilftis CAnnoft  iiwl^ 
tMefove-r- Whic  I  WJiy,  wttt  yon  «o<ofieiudc«r«tlief«f 
fore,  th«f  ihmiM  ili|fi^  but  be,  a«rml.-'-^it  wouldiit 
m4  ^  good  fft^  AdM      aa  tbM  lioMUmnod  in 

^TbeApoft|€lk€oiniqmM^n^  ooncdmed  tiibfe  ___ 
#1^  W««e  oiowii  i|pn^-,wlio  wcwInHeakb,  And  <Ahff^ 
fri^  c^bk^  9^i9!0r]Hii«|.  If  theis  did  noe  work,  neither 
iIMmiM  tbfy  €A(  t  toSicbtkwM  m>li€able,  And  not  to 
Inftnti.  And  tbui  our  SayIoiu^s  Qfclftr«tion-*.|/#  ito 
M<f«i^»  4»4  Ui^ml»  ii^h  Jmtdy  jx^  thofe 
9iMy  wbp  Afc  CApaWe  of  belWftg:  Iflof  idoes  it  in  tbe 
||A0;  fimdvdclnlAfitf  ffom  BapCifin^  iwttbditt  tt>iilkablc 
li^tMin*  but  10^  Adults.  i^^^^^^  T 

J  J?k^iAptift«  Ia^  <^i^gftc*of  LAlik^  It  itrv«l| 
fcr  4i«^8  PMilKlftf  Al)d  Endi}  And  it  mAf  W  iightlf 
.^ipiftrcd  whfoibflfie  of  tiiore  £ndA  cah  be  aiifwBfed, 
iiltb^^  lh«re  QAay  beap  Iii€a|>aci|]r  ibr  amiajuig  ^htfi. 
^  haptiiwd  n^th  ^  Bap^iiti  o^  Refientme.  artd 

Iptbgr  IcaM  lotb^  fc»pk  the  fttmiffion  of  dtfr  SMf 
|^$aM0^  WAji  bi$«r«^  1^ 

fmkto  leplnii  ci;  or  fi«  be  fHcdened^  Nor  could  Irit  bt 
^  IP  bAV9dii^  i^Wtbln  AelkidBAb:^ 
fd  in  |b0Ce  wKiim  ;^  cvincetk 

"•^-^  iN^^iA  «c»  pi»littAneei>f 

'  ;of4  Ferteaa  i«>imf  £nd%idi^^ 
firooi  %>  irbeft  he  It  (»q^ 
Ift  «|9n(9|  wAtfii  fMbA  be  ot^f&^  «HAt  the  Bwdfin 
4)f  9Mif  ilfld  tbAI  irf  Cbftft  iveie  diffnr^i^  And  ooni^ 
iliiemk  1^:119  AlUCiimoyit  $wl  be  diidocod  from  y^ifA 
*--^^Chri»  JA  M  X^  pm  %^kaxi  mim^ 
'^bodi^^sdpi^idid  ib  w  AA^ 

/#ipims  pfRepencAnce,  ikiidt|»»iAlAaorf  to  tfci^^ 


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3*^  smm^p^efi   UfMtBsptifm. 

Profeffion  nr  Mief  of  Wm  i^««  wM  Immediately  tp  come. 
iSSin  John^i,  M  well  as Chritt^i  Bt!>tlfm,  Jcfus  wit 
the  Obiea  of  Flith.  the  one  relpcaed  him  as  future— 
die  orfierM>tready  come.  Befides,  both  Bapnfms  were 
^  (tme  tor  Subftwice,  4)ut  modifi^ao^rding  to-  d^ 
tcreneCircumftaiKes  and  limes/«d  .i'«5^""g  <^t»^,ff 

VAU  agree  that  one  End  for  wWch  Ch#lft  ^  bapti^d 
4ai  to&aily  Baptifin  f^>r^fe;^t  h<^  can  i^^ 
*c  iiOd  If  he  "  ftcePftd  not  oui  Bajjufm,  but^  th^ 
mu  difierentffom  itf^  AaDr.  Lightfoot  luRly  xjbfeiirctV 

Thm  Infants,  even  fupppfing  them  uncapabk 
-tual  Faith  and  Repenumce;  y&  are  capable  of  U^tL 
4cdfcated  to  God.M»f^08^'«^«^.Cowna^^ 
|iim^M)f  feceWing  the  Benefits  and  Privdcgct  of  Wi 
Church  and  CovSantl  They  arethewfbre  prW^ 
icas  of  Baptifoi,  fof  thde  are  die  principal  Ends  fw 

^^^^    ;^  They  «^/«i;?Wf*;^  "^ 

Ifct  Words  of  a  Icarcicd  Writer,  *f  of  all  the  Ends  df 
••it.  as  it  isinftituiedforaSign  firomGpd  tow^rdsus, 
,       V  to  afibre  us  of  his  F«rbu^  ant  I©  confign  u^ 

♦*  BcncfitsofthcCovenaptof  Grace.    For  their  ChiW- 
\  M  hood  doth  not  hinder,  but  that  jihcjrmaybp  made 
•«  Kfembcr*  of  i^e  Chnrch,  ^fX  wf^mAu^m- 
«  other  Society  i  nor  doth  ir  incapacittte^  them   any 
••  mow  from  being  adopted  the  Chll4ien  d[X5od,  than 

^^.theChittreaof  anytjther  Perfi^^  ^*T***ViS 
«*  cabable  of  all  Aaa  of  Favour  and  Honour  frwn^G^ 


«f  ti^  of  it,  norimdcift?^ 
Wliyii  dliJlWilc^Wment^ 


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f^dfia.  ^  al.  UH;  4tt>> 


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Wicli  Regard  t^olit^  ImWiig  qd  Pttefj*  for  btftWng 
infm^  1 1>*ve  MifvMemi  that  alreadf .  i  It  wit  imne^f** 
iufn    5'hc  Ajjoftjct  .knew  tkae  Heathen  Infant!  were 
ilvr^yaprofclytodby  Baptifm,  «wcll  a»  by  Clfcuimi4 
fioni  Irtd  when  they  were  fcni  to  profclyte  Heathen  Na* 
tioot  to  Ghriftiantty  by  Baptifm^  nothing  could  be  mof«» 
o^io^«  than  that  the  v  were  to  remain'  Sul^eftt  of  it, 
(inc^  not  excluded  by  om  Saviour.    >iad  he  continued: 
^ircumcifiofti  and  commanded :  the  Ap<»ftles— ^Go  y^ 
aiiJi  profclyte  all  Nations,  circumcifing  them  in  ttii 
Ninne  of  the  Father,  Son,  and  Hqly  Gh^ft— 4  Cvyfaik 
all  will  own  it  would  be  unnecei&ry  to  noention  Infantum 
becawfetheApoffl^muft  neceflarily.  ha^e  underftood' 
^ComoMflipn  wat toextendto  themi  as  they  were  «al- 
r^yi  circunicired.    Now  as  thfe^Ufe  orBaptifrtl  wat^ 
|wn  a  well  m  tha«  of  Gircumcifion,  they  mUft  .hav# 
xen  the  CommiflTi^'  concerning  kin  the fiim^ S6ofci ^ 
^Ufi^fe  the  So4mif  for  the  Propagation  pf  the  jGdfr 
m1  ,m  Fottign  Ifartiia  were  to  fend  MiflEMmaciit  liean^v 
V^(i/ome  Nation  #f  Indians  on  this  Continent,  aiid^or^ 
V^^cm  to  profelyte  thofif  HcHthens  to  Chrlftlmiar 
„  J|pti(#,  thefcwouWbefioNe«eflkytomcntioiii|t 
fam  pj^nticuUrW.  >  Aod  why  i  ^Bcall^  diefe^Mifllona'* 
^f^K  knowing  the  J^radice  of  di^Cfauncli  of  Engli^  lii» 
b^iWg|n^Ki»  Vifould  undeiibnd  tlie  Order  inchided 
f#ints.    TheC#otthc  Apoftles  wai pJjifeai^  ft^ 
if;   They  kp^  akeady  tW«  InJwits*WnsjSubj«ai  ^op 

114  Qifxif^  pwrtki^My  inJthdf^CioBiH 

;  JM  ^tte^iiSee^ol Jwij^ 
Btm^Ei^mnotiiavetKe  lei^  Wt^wiibinrf*^ 


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diWr  Snitdut^ft  fimb.  Life  and  DmH,  it  ttue  A^ 
of  tiw  ApelUet.  The  Traniaaiont  rtlaihi  in  ibe  GoP- 

St,  -  WCM  pfior  tQ  our  StTiour'tCbmowfiion  to  bApikse. 
leAAa  contain  ohiy  a  (hortSkttck  of  the  Apoftkt 
Li^teiaod  TrtinfiiAiionft  for  the  Space  of  aboHt  lo  Years, 
oroKkr.  We  have  not  a  mtnvite  Detail  of  all  they  did 
iQ  (that  Tioie  v  but  only  a  general  Account  of  their 
BrwMeiim%i^  aAd  that  chiefly  confined  to  two  Apoftlet^ 
V^hat<  Wofidie!r  then,  if  there  it  no  Memion  made  of  lucb 
i^irctimftaAce  at  the  baptizing  infanu  K  ^ 

It  Letriks^take  the  Hiftory  of  the  Life  of  any  ancientFa- 
the^iW  modem  Divhie,  and  we  may  find  the  fame 
Omiflllojn,  tho'  ^eii^ay  be  cerumfbey  baptized  Intantt. 
r^mnneotiettfeach,  fpr  Example— St.  Ofprfan  and 
Afch  Bifliop  Ufher.  The  Life  of  the  lormar  it  >irrktf  il 
faybliDeacofiyPomiut--^That^th^iatferbyDr.  PiH-. 
AltlMi(cthiBn[|;briea^pirticular  Account  of  the  Mliiilby, 
add^tbckr  tftdhaioot  in  piibiic  $lid  pirivate,  df  VKefe 
MNicnIoieflicPratoa,  ]pcttbeydotioc  fty  that  dther 
'tlMmr^ptiBdiimliilaiiiiaiidnoiiritM^^  ' 

notibiilfce  kaft^DDubctttt  each  of  tfeMii  bif^O^  ^M^^«' 
.  Theiihat  of  thi^  ApoftltB  iiem  not  urdie  to  gm  m 
•B^UOidMy  of  Qi»tifiD  I  but  a  gtneral  AtediWtoW 
Qh^AUibity  fpretdan  ibiit  e«ity  FetM.    Vft  Jhikd  tiot 

BabJl  flu^  W^  iM»t  00^ 

S)kd^  ^ifidadrciidy  ooftlfinn^      XHtfr^i 
iv^AAilMM  ««i^adr  tlOK  M^mm^  fj 


Ui 


nicifcttt<^ 

ur,    1^ 

■  ■-' 
liefo 

theti<Mi^ 


♦TV  t^frt^it    t 


mM  df  LvdiiiL  Ada.  sri.  15,  a  i,  is* 
im  cmhm^  ixpoftc^  la  a  HiiNM^F^  ^itdll 

Infiuik  ilmiifiiii.  or  to  eilhorc  Cfa^liM  %  CfofipK 


'* 


^-  ''JW  1        ^'J  .y  *\.  ^-* 


I>- 


as  wSl  appear  hcrejifwf . 


4C 


fcTthU  Argument,  if  it  «  sUowed  wy  Weight.  Vomeh 
Suf  be  eiduded  from  the  Lord's  Svpp«n  «d  e7«> 
SdvatChiWicnof  Cbriftian  parent.  "«ft,'f.  "f"*"" 

Inftince  ot  fuch  being haptizeo.^  i  ;     ,..  ,*'■  -jj:._Jj,'i. 

^Jtere  «  rhcrt  a  *t*c«.t  or  Ejcample  for  "^f?"!^^, 
recd*the  Sacrament  of  tfie  tord'«  Supper  ?  J^j^^ 
SiSnt  l»  totally  filent  with  Regaf  to  r«f  P-*^ 
or  Example.  Should  they  be  therelore  "cl'^j^™ 
that  Sacrament?  Certainly .  the  S.|en«  «»  Scnpwre 
mould  h^easmuch  Weight  m  *»  Jp^**-^'} 
fci»Bt  Wty^'*'  I«MMiotjperceive  the  MRHMOvw  M. 
Reaibn  to  allow  it  morein  the  one  than  the  «*«•  . 

If  it  be  f«id— That  from  the  Nature  of  the  Orfhianee, 
Jthe  ASlogy  tf  Fir,h.^it  i»  ctear  Wc^n  «  weU« 

Men.  (hould  P«rt«»«  "^  *«•f•*'•^f"*^£„^JfBe!■ 
Supper:  Juftro,fty  I.  that  f«>»  *«N*"5J~^ 

2?e^dt«AatlSfcould  iK^tizJ^ 

•a  A«u«ent  that  c«»  be.  ufed  t6  P****^ -""^^ 

Wpta*a«rtih«W«  TVuAattdAawotMe.     ^ 

-"!  It  *did'be  eBffll*  ^w***"* JB»  '««^^ 
lii  irtii*lJhJi  A^gBiWtat.  fcom  i*««lte^ 

aMMi>k«irtii^Bat)(ifii<tff  »y  «*»*»***iS22S 


t*^. 


Tn.'-; 


CMdM 


y^ 


..V-   I 


BodkoTEfth^.'  ShduM  we  th^oet  conclude  that  die 
Authcr  Wit  tn  Acheift,  And  bcUevcd  there  wit  no  God? 
I  (hall  produce  no  more  Ini^ancet  of  this  fort,  tho* 
enough  tre  at  Hand,  to  expole  the  Weakncfii  of  thk 
boafted  Argument;  which  indeed  ti  the  moft  plaufible 
•gainR  Ititant  BapclTm :  But  (hall  juft  obfcrvc— That  if 
any  Perfon  took  it  into  hii  Head  to  refufe  the  Sacrament 
of  the  Lord*!  Supper  to  Women,  or  deny  ftmifih  to 
the  adult  Oflflprihg  of  Chrifttan  Parents,  both  which 
Anabeptifts  contend  for  %  he  would  have  as  much  Ke»> 
Ion  and  Arguiheiit  to  lupport  htm,  as  thofe  who, 
irom  the  Silence  of  ScriptuireV  rrjed  Infant  Baptlfm.  v 


trsj..'  >    I 


a: 


♦'^*- 


:  r»  ♦•#. 


>'rr^'\  ti-ys  E  C  T  I  6  N    III.  +  ^ 


■i  <•>• 


>   i,t^'/t 


fbi  Aiuitij  h&mm  Gramq/bH  mi  Baptifm  iwjUertd^^ 
■^MdtbiJilimmsri^ikmtfirl^famBsfU^ 

f!f«iEDilp«^  <M|* 

M    jpKmmim  to  the  Chrilliao  PUpepfadoni  ig|| 
Mlbg^i^PWK  was  the  tr^^  of  God  befoW^ 

oiii&ivMnr^t  locamation.    Th^  life  of  their  Church 
iimiMfcdaied  from  the  callMii'Ab^  Hf  waa 

caQi#toiifaiiMiiH»>us  W|^  to  the  Kno^^edge 
aiid1l^fbi^.oflhe^oiie  trMeGod.  T^f  Almigfai^  chofe 
hkB  to  be  tlii  BfMdand  CM^>K^  ^iaic  P^^ 
tbke^lMifartokimiel^  and  from  whinn  the  future  te 
ctataer  miiid  arifc.  -    -^  a    - 

W^Abrahum the AUmphqreiitdied intt^ Covenmit }  > 
andthmCovtoinc  wai  the  lame  for  SiU^ftance  which  w$ 


are 


-3 


An  1/9  on  K^tftf  B^il/kh  $t 

ti«  no#  uhdef.-tiz.  theCoten»nt  ofGna*.  This  if 
cf kknc,  from  the  Procnife  roide  to  Abrahtin— TA#i  iM 
hhSud,i.i.in  Jcfoi  Ch? Ift,  fimtld  sil  Nsihm  •/  tb§ 
EMth  hi  Utjfed.  Gen.  xxli.  1 8.  And—Thsi  k$  Jtumid  hi 
PiUhirtlt.  the  fpiritutl  Father  if  many  NstiiMs.  Gen, 

Thit  •ppetri  itfo  ifrom  St.  Piul'iReiMng,  Rom.  It. 
:where  he  6/ec\tire%—Thai  Faith  wasnckimd  to  Ahrahsm 
fir  Rkhtiiufmlu  hy  which  hi  wssjufiiM    ^^^  ^  ^ 
thi  Psthir  if  thi  Faithful,  if  all  them  that  hiliivi,  and 
waikmthi  Steps  of  that  Faith  if  air  Fathtr,  Akraham.  ^ 
Fir  thi  Pnmtfe  that  hefhiuld  he  Heir  of  the  fVirld^  was  | 
tut  ti  Ahraham  thn*  the  Law,  hut  thn'  thi  Riihtau/ke/i^ 
if  Faith,    therefore  it   is  of  Faith  that  ii  might  be  if 
Craci\  and  ti  the  End  thi  Promife  might  he  fure  ti  edl  thi 
Seed,  not  iufy  to  that  which  isofthe  Law^  hut  ti  that  al- 
Ji  which  it  if  thi  Faith  if  Ahraham^  who  it  thi  Fathir  if 

mall.  ■■.\--v':-'-7-      ^■-■.:  .    "•■■>     '''\t: 

We  htve  thii  confirmed  further  by  the  fame  Apoftle, 
in  Gal.  iii.  Ht  ih^rei'\n\orfMW-"That  AhraSamheliived 
Cidt  and  it  f$as  accounted  ti  him  for  Rightentfmfs»    And 
thm  whkh  sre  of  the  Faith,  are  the  Childnn  if  Akraham. 
fir  thi  S^ipturefirefeeinf  that  Gad  wiMjtfiify  thi  Hett^i 
theis  thro*  Fmth,  freached  hetori  thiGe^t  ti  Ahraham^ ^ 
jMf  I  In  thei  fhatl  all  J^ations  he  hlejfed,    Afordingbf 
thitCivinant  with  Ahrahm,  which  was  anfirmid  hefon 
ofGidin  Qbrifl,  thi  Uw  which  was  given  406  and  ^G^. 
Tears  afttr  at  SinaiySd  mtdifannui,  that  itjbii^  m^ 
thi  Promifiif  tiMi  Mfea.  4,       ^. 

•  Strillb  fpetkbg*  «&««  Wb  ■  two-lbl4  0»vcMiit  witli  Ahm- 
kam.  oiifiplritntl, ^hi«h . wu  mt  ewrMug  C&vnmt,  «a4  an4ef 
mUik^HmimtfibeB^hjImM^eUi^imbii  SjUi  th»t  ii,  aj 
St.  Ktol  wpliUiu  it,  Chriil.' GaL  iiL  16.  The  odwr  trnporal,  li 
wiA  tlM^lWof  GsMMi  WM  ptondfed  to  him,  i.  t.  to  bis  Poftof 
tinw  laddbTtae.  ^nwlatitr  was  febfement  to  tkeforoMr  {  and 
tClK&etifiuioaiotio  ]Mrs»  wtiaa  iimkd  mthe  pramiicd  Lana, 
^mtmS^iSiaVifAuAViMt^^  Urn,  ac* 

corfuStSllt Paul  ooSinrd  1  fibaJoiyrfr^^^^g*  " 


■"•"•■A.' 


.^.-_4tt....... 


>.» 


^ 


7' 'vFi'-j  ■'.<<<■».  j- 


V*** 


«M  ^e««iMlb  Mil.  ^^  ^^^  ^^ '^ 

i^*  ggj^fy  Mrd^  i^  fie  ^^'  ^^  tfCbri/l^  i.  e.  «ht 

Wir  %llb»  %iMo  b^ 

WeibtfilM  il(  Hint  SiMDi^un  idcelidf  iocn^  aiiH  dirl^ 

Siiii«i|il^ilie  Ataili^  €43l^|»lui|#4 

^This  Covenant  wai  again  rented  with  the  Ifm^liitfi^ 

4ni#«j?lbiiiiiiiiiMM  a RicoKl iiT an^nMii  W<m^  Of 
m^'QbmmmSLi  Cii^mn^ktfH  iMt  itie  In&iiJitcir^  .^idHii 
Wat^  Ifc  #it  that  OftSiiiaKlce  by  n^ii^  Abi^hiW^i 
ItoiftifiM,  ifoA  iil^  ^^Am^  weit^i^  be  idmictod  Mtti  dhi 
Mil Od^K^iMc  "^Hvli  jA^liiitittn;  It  «irro  ibmtjt  fbrtli^ 
IM^  #^p(^  tiliteii  ite  |si«tHh  €lMir<ti  %ir1in  i  um^ 

:^wt  by  the  expttls  Cc^maiilliliN^tht'Aillf^tyt 
CMklren  ware  to  be  drcumctied,  and  entered  into  Cor 

ffv^llicBwce  ti^h  as  ftria^g  In  A^giime|it,  and  u 

4,     . ,  •  . 


\ 


IKfptiiiii&Jnipf  the  CoirclMUit  of  Grace,  "is  teiM  fo  «i 

Tfm^  SjMttkwi,  «  For '  the  Old  iUid  *rc#  TdK 
f  MAU"  » ia&  the  WdrtJs  of  in  ingeiiioii$  Writ^. 
"  ••^^y  **?^  JWaiChi^i  the  fcrmtt^  «p  ju  Hiiitfe 

^mamt^mmsfn^m  fmm  ns  its  A\iipf  ttjfl  eS£ 

•*  migj^i  both  as  their  comm^  dancreio^^fb  '**:* 
O0^illt{  othi^i  fiiir  he  iralll  A^^ 

«».  The  <J%«iiihfcfilteti^f  ChM^^ 
11^  iteCD6hBai«fi»  ivfifi»i||frcifliidfi^  eattii)t mea^  Ik^ 
iii^|X9iiBiMl!Girciiiioifi|>ii^>flil^/^        m^  lyu^.  ^ 

♦1;  p^ttjfeit  i^«*P*«y  mentioned.  Atf/i^  rf  At 
fie  ^laft-  ^€N#^  -.laiHii^  ^  m 


1FTP. 


fr 


"'J'  * '  .',■. 


■♦v 


Se^ 


muS^JI^^^    llrielM^  Cii0ons  cM#^  4^^    the 

^.^^  ^ J|c|pi<vii  of  the  Hiftihcii  Phtlb|^(^r»»  and 
^  no.  ieCi  p9^^kiou9  Frinci|>l«i  of  chc^  Icwii^iKiiiQ  would 

|»iii)l>«f^ j«(b|ci^lj|^    Cilcciiii(i!Qifion,  oin  ONri^aii  Con- 


^  ix>  i4it^  the  |e^:  w«Fic  io  .atcjiiehiea^  4^t  tthey 
^ght  it  wiui  ncceflf^ry '  for Chriftiin  Convftits  to  ^  fubmie 

.  j/^iu  wniktsfm  Sbiw  m  tie  Fkjb  %  tiny  cMtHrmu  y0n[i^ 

from  1^  Yolte  of  the^  <^fcijDoni<»«  St^l^l  frequent- 
If  Oiewi^  W  iin^  ikliv^.by.  the  Go(()rl:Di^ifcntetioo^ 
'^ittw  )w  leiliithe  ColojQSa^it^  fkif  w^re,  dud  wUt  CSuiifi 
'^mOft'll^!^^  Ceil.  itzowTlitl^eafoA 

m  trni^  ef|ie^ly,  ofth^r  be^  delivered  froi<i€iinitiH 
'ifSSSim^  hc'^&^^M^u  the  >|tl^i  Verfe,  the  FaOkgeiioiRfoe- 
;^e  os^tr^r  %ciiiie  .Clu^tt^hid  Jnaitutedi  Babtiftn  in 
0ie  llaoe  0*  jQf^iQciaoii,  vducli  anTwetcd  &  iif  £nd9^ 
Tbiaw^dieptrirof!^^  whfdifiiiibofifiiid 

the  former  Ctrc^o^pon,;  «»d;iMe '.  it  imneceflbrj^  ami 
of  whicH  the  Cbloffiant  ifverc  theicfore  to  beim^^nu 

|.  All  ihf  M^  EifHsTltOfijaident,  and  nddem,:  ^itc 
I  have  mei  ^idj,  J|^|)r;  fi^JMS«K  to  ClirlftMiii  Bit^ 
m^l  Amoi^g  die  Mp^frm  whoido To,  1  reWOie  RiSi<. 
dertothofe  i)^iitk>nedJbd^|^.  Of  die  AacieoifBi4ll^ 

\        >,;.  -  •        /      ;  •'    •     *  .•'        '        >''^    -'-for 

LiaJ!ook*iSy8^.  Clitic,  oa 


,  ,*  f  f:« 


^»^  giv€»  Cm 


<!» 


oiwOirt!  without  %w  wi  x^'^^^/^'^frf 

A(»iipaihiHitfidcifi^n*tctim*»t^^^  t.<j 


•'/^,#r  ^ne  that  }»  ^  the  ^^^»?  S&^J^^ 
#«  ^i^&nife^u  t^A  Am.  niiv  receive  thiA  Cii<iHnO«0ll 

44' 


'■"mn 


Mam  calU.Biffitifm  our  QN«»fe^;rW  . 
mdi miJmi  Him:^  '^^'ch  aris ;iR«;^pr# 

thi&  Paffage,  iai  have  done,  to  Chnftiaii  l!*^J%i  I 

Sid  ottei,  to  tfe  6me  f^ 

S?  that  ^^%m^t^^^    $'^'^^'^i^J& 
m  \m  M«^  )*f  i**  «^  ^eginiMn^  of  i^^hCenr 


Qiokiy<^i|l 


#at 


'4": 


.'*,>->'- 


xMa«  i*t i\  _'•'*-'». 


«■ 


'  A 


\»  (H'J 

.Si 


>^^ 


/. 


i.        • 


'^V  which' ifirovnd^  iit  ,,_ 
..         Ill  &  ««  Nitifti  of  Godt? 
imipifioii  oMbaed  its  aMglatedTiinc;^! 


«<  tUl  tl^l^lier  Clrctsmci^on    was  fuWtiitcd  in  ii 
•*  Phav .  mmdjf^  the  Law  cjf  Rcfl^crttido*.*'    He 

JM  t6  M^^  tfcniiHtiina^ons  of  Prbcdtaniy,  ai 
W(9I  al  Fi^fi^  "liQfltiiiin^^^  agree,  thatBacllfoi  in  the 
thnOhn  tSiwt^  r^fmliet'd^Jace  pf  Clncunicilhitiii 
^  Xewifl^  iUia  wat  hfimme^  m  tti  Stead.  But  It  i«  ne^ 
Mfod#eUoii  ihit  lohgser.  Whoever  wwild  deny  « 
Ffltot^ib  erideot*  or  that  ^Ciovenant  with  Abr^hain, 

JnuKeorhiiCfL  and  have  a  hift  Chum  toour  pttt.  The? 

tftM,  t^MttVtnt&tr  for  dw  <me,  jm  %  the  other. 
^?  Ss^SJ^iP^  WM.arniindfiop  •  Itim^f  ^ti, 

W^lPWth?  So  hiJNi)^, 

'  Oe  ^gfiiel  Coveut  ^  CiioMr 

)^«a«  bf^  to  A<i  tVrin  of  theior- 
tei(*%^  lotdwft  «f  die  ht«er. 

f>wNfc  <><^  *eii^  fB^«^  nor 


'$iit' 


.j^Kjk  ^fi9  ^' 


- '  In  dicie  «nd  (Hber  |nft|ince0t(iftc  might  lie  menttofiidfv 

iiS^  lio^  one  4^^       *»  tb^  otlier  ? 

m^l^ttfii  If  iiif  %^hb.  1^  to  colli 

^litef,  i»fwd«?r  dcrtisnot  nfuchlimMct^isoi^  It; 

t^ it  QOCr^fl^a; Dtihondllr OH  6^^.ti>%](»f«i||9 «i^: 
iir (N(9Ul^£b  to  betfoercc}  into  Cpf^ittiilM^ 

jII  d^Ur^  to  bein^  €^^ralant  wi^^  M^ 


'0t0tt0fijb^tmime^  iMd^mmt^f^  the  Imtsfy  <<#% 
Wdtbf  £4tdwi^G^m$e(b witk  tbee  tAisDt^.  Dent 
ipfcix;  »o»  II,  t«-  Ifth^jJiwrc  ir4  Stat<  «fi Jnftiia 
m  JB^  the  ftme  that  titey  wm  thei)^  whi^^  1  %t^ 
none  wUldetty;.  I  caiiiH)t  cQii^ve  any  fceafon  wKy  they 
ilioQid  notbe  Bt  Sub|r^  fbr  enteiing  tnto  Oymiant. 
with  tfi#Ataight7  pb«r,:  «w^^ 

*lTOIkl>c.ffidT~ tKM*>fiwits,at«not<i«M^  of  th# 
ISnjh  of  Batotiihi  ?  Bot  tttSs  is  DinOf^fHy  »lft.  Vha^ 
Hii^l^  dented  tAQod.  Thcljr  maf  lir;  tittered  intKl 
^tieoimtwith  hitn,  ao^^^OQicthiercl^  entfcled  to  the 
I  |*ilytf^tfNis  iOovenaot;  thejr  tnftiLbe  tranfia^ 
D^t^tatftdfWnith  tbtStatcbtFVitQar  With  G 
:itfidfl)(it^  the  Pro0|ife$iif  66d  f^irfed  ^nd  Cgnfirmed 

i^ikiMd^  to  totter  |^l€|fe^ .  iiyi  |fagag  y  yc| 

'  aBSuHcu  nb 


r  '  • 


fatBiii>tifinr 


Tm 


I 


.1  fi 'litSefo*^  , 


'.•••* 
-''\ 


fliidii  initn Ordintnce 9^ Inifiitioii inip  aOivtiianc 
of  F«iclit .  Tec  liiftntir  ^,thee3t(Mrefi  CmhiikiiA  of  the 

Naw^tlbfiiiclit  Wdii^^  Argvimeiit  whick 
it  frequendi^  bioiigbt  for  excluding  Uifii&'  train  Bap* 
fifm,  m^Njr/their  W»iicoi,ii^ual  Fi^th.    For  here 

:    we  ^nd  th«tliila^  lnvcadoal  Filthy 

were  entered  'W*  %  Coveniiit  ii  Fudi,  and  lofeckoiied. 
amc^g  the  Peiiple  of  God  f'  aiui  ihat^  bf  ao AMmance 
wbick  wu  «  Seil  of  the  lU 

4r^  b^thif  th^  twoOrdi|iaiicei»  Ctrcun^ofio^fM  9i^>dfin^ 
ire  eandhr  &niltr*  yi\i9Xicm  Cifierence  in  Circuni:^ 
ftanccs  Of  lictie  or  |iq  Mollis^  been  between 

the^»  jet  in  tUt  thef  per^fftWegkee  «  end  here  it  It 
tjiit  thior  Apeement  it  of  Weiffht  In  the  iu^p^nent 
beforfVi.  Forlt4eirl]r  ennce^  >h«t  Ii^limt'ina;  be 
iilimttedtQttiA.prdinftiioe»  fimUer  to  Cir^mdj^oiu,  and 
luifwcringdie  lame  Eftdi  r  lluit  they  f^aj  bNe  jeherebf 
dedicatedib  God»  tidcekiirto  Covenant  with  ld/b»  be 
entitled  to  the  FrivUegra  and  benefiia  pf  ^  Covehao^ 
tidid  u>  be  fcckooed  among  hi^  F^^e* 
;i I  ihallhere  add  *  few  R^eaiona,  which ^})  be^  o» 
great  W^g^  In  tlds  Foiim;  if  doff  attf  nded, 
.  ft.  Tbete  «e  many  ThfcMpi  whidli,  being  necef- 
$idlf  implied  in*  ai$d  jiiflir  djBdMdble  Iram^  S^^ 
HHe^  aie  timttf  bindiQg  wim  Iholethat  ere  expii^ 
i^mciadeo^ ,  Ot^io  otlwryWotdis,  an  iibpl|e4  0% 
mn4tiif<^Forcewidioiie,thattte^^  Forh^ 
Ibnce.  Aft^ivWallow  that  tt  jjn  e  Dm  ifictiiiibeiit  09 
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dl£S«.  "^IIM^  il  W  Ofdiiuice  by  liWi^  Infiui^ 
iiiio^ik  ^  MkiUBd  to  ^u 

i^l^duifeiBedlkbMM^  ortcvolEcdHisDficlmtiofi^^^m^ 
mt  fiJSrr  And  if  he  hath  i»^  citti  t^fe  ^|«»  ^- 
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diiir  Cue.    Tliey  ^  atniftbehiiA  depo(Ucd  1^ 

S**cTi#  *»»«»**  tlH^  pomiMiida  wo. 
^^i^loldkig  them  iiovi  Uielbdeetner  I  In  fkp* 

Itoliiitt  ttdir,  ii  tmtin  fimOmptd,  whci^ he wat 
•1.  'il^^^i<>jB%ho.''oAte  G^^^ 
yirll^ Ijei^  H  AiMiovtf  etAiof  To  great  an 
^  did^  W«r^  diem  this  Bc^ 

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uRMOv'tSed  with  Mc«M  M  bettenM^ScMet  tf  1^ 
tiifcik«ed»th*iiiM«W*rit«ww*<S««Uii  *^7"ir  • 
k  HOC  in  their  PoKrw  foMi^t  •  Re«i%*»toft «•  TI» 
Ktotifal  F.d»tt,  M  f»fen*»f  .Men,  W«  n«  left  A«iB 
in  lb  4epl<)n|bl«  •'SA»i*^on.  H«  hMftpphed  die  pn»4 
■  Iter  M«ws  to  couottiiia  *!•  Bwl  i  "od;  «  row  pose 
9iily  ntufttbe  BlsOne  Ue,  *l»  perie^t^  diftegard  Hit 

.    11.  The  next  Pa(BgeI  ftiil!  conftdcr  which  ^^«^ 
the  Ncceflity  of  Infant  Balptiftn,  andlhewt  thcErittic^- 
'  otthe  Chriftian  Church  in  this  Nfcltwin thffc  Time  •! 

iheApoftlci;  ii  iConvit.  14-       ;..  .      -    '    IV* 
In  5iU  Chaptff  rii«  Ap<*lc  ii  refoWmg  jome  €*!«» 
iipdnibicncc.  which  the  Gorinthiana  had  feiy-n^«« 
llUg  thefe  wew  the  foUowing.  ♦•  Whi^  t  H^ 
•vwho  waa«  BcUive^,  ftouM  put  away4«s  Wifc^bekig 
«  an  Unbeliever  i  or  whiither  A  believing  Wile  Ihoiikl^ 
«  depart  from  an  Infidel  Huftjmd?-  St*  Paul  dctt^- 
miBeJ  that  in  both  Gafea  they  (howld  cohabit  and  hv# 
logethci^  and  he  affigiii'' »  Rt^oft  Jw  11.-^^^^^^^ 

I  ihall  firft  msk»  foitte  Obfefvaiww  on  thia  Texr. 

.  Aen ^ve  Ae  Senft  of  iti  end.  Jaftly,  point  dwt  tlie 

Argulnent  for  Infiuit  Japtifm  ariSflg  *cncc.     ^ 

1^  .  fkjWord  Siiii^JWheie,  is  the  i&iiea8lobi;niMver 

I V*..  l»ililiy  J  ^nd  ia  ftmlir  la  Sj.  r«tert  fxpt^^ 


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ffcfof T^  ^fj^.  \m^Xm9mnJB  \nf»  pift  Strife* 

k^sim/miiM.    For  At  fe*^  «icii  by  the 

,  jr^€  W^riyndriw,  mfmim  to  CbUdreii.^  fwri 
j^jRW*iirii^  •^He«*eft 

§cg»^iibt  ttt  Ciymi«a^  In  this  SenliirSt* 

l^uoddlowl Ilk  1^  htiliiiW  ^preach  tO^tlic 

Ipi^  C9ieiiii«(  ¥*  G«*. .  A|i4  lfi**d  tfeey  M  lor  ^w 
%i4«ltoricy  q|  t|^  Pm)Ms  4«l^  6«qiiciMclf  cA«ea- 
O^  iam\mi  ii»  iCto|*tifepn  t<ii*B|ew,  who  fi^inCo- 

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^,Jt,(4^ubeH4nts.  Rom.  L  7.  Qwlriku^ions  iwr? 

MtoLsmi^e  ibi  It^r  mi  not  h^m  ^9  $ai9fif 
jt  Gor.  iri.  i^  4llibi$0mis^  pbfHppi/Jfpmphmc^  St. * 

la^Kii  qI  dieferTcJCtt,  »iid  inany  jnorc  thjn  pybl 
l^pradueed,  the  Wi^rdivrHich  is  trfii(UtcdSaii[^ts«  ii  #DI 
luneln  cl^  Origini^.with  ^06^  in  die  PaSge  befim  iiii 
i'lmii  tience  |t  19  fn^ni  that  Siuiit  was  then  ufed  in  tlii 
le  S^$Bit i^  VVJbrd  Cjfirlftian  isuied  by  ut  now.    k 
^.lific^  alt  who  were  entered  into  Goycnant  with  G04 
h»  Baptifm,  and  profcflcd  the  Religion  oi  Jeftis  Clttift. 
iUiitiswonhy  our  Obfenration  here  that  the  eai^ 
#rii^oftheprinnW      Church,  whoartainiy  undei^. 
ife)b<i  the  Style  of  Scrtplj>rei>t  Icaft  a§  ^  «»  w€;,^^rfk4 
^lofc  who  were  hltpt^  &a^edi  i.  t.&  t^t  hm^ 
ftoGodvand  dedicated  to J^  Service ;  inlprhkhjSenfe,  thi^ 
"  J^TordSaw^fied  iao^cnu«Min  Scripture.  TkJCy^ianr- 
t^  He^tte  i«  born,  iays  hiP,  ought  m0Jm^z^%nd 
«*  iiinaifiwiV'  Th|u  aIfc^,J^i%<^iiiir^^ 
itencw  before  us^  I  Gcf,  yii#  ji^  Jays,  "  mrt^n 
«  11^  then,"  i.e.  when v^^wrc|p  this. E^ 
die  CoHtttliwns,  ^>  |Chri|%i  M^       liho  were  fanftlt 
«*  ficd,  i.  e.  baptized^  iome  by  the  Au0iartty  of  on^ 
"  Parent,  fotnc  by  the  Confeat  of  both  f** 

T|»treA<^on}y  twpSofCsof  Holineft^--one  rehtive^ 
and  the  <^cf  inoral.  In  th^  former  S«»le*  the  Templ^ 
Altar,  Vefcls,  ipcc,  Vcre  ^i^  to  be  holy,  .-becaufe  (ft 
Iipart,a9d  dedicated  ^  pMt  Serytce  c^f  Ood./  In  the  UK* 
,  W^  ^fe  Perfons  are  holy  in  whom  Sin  is  mgrtiftBd^ 
il^  m^^  Livcf  ftt^  Xjtmj^  are  conformiBd  cp  the 


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'^^^*S*«Jfe6od  I  but  they  mttkfo  motkWf  aM  «ttr- 
*l»ly*  luteM  can  faive  w  ediep  than  i  i«Mve 
'  Pw  Gr«c*«iid SMiHif  «fe  not  pNifmumA  by 
.>^^  AW  ire  ci^y  boril  in  »■,  and 
,.,,,, ««^  Infanta' tbetefeit  can  be^towim- 
wmiKfi^m^'S^AxM,  onl^as  they  aieJeiKeaicd  to  Q^. 
^||^&  proper  infU^itediiode  of  d^sdid^g^m 
j^i^  onJb^  GolfN^^  it  %  BaptMin.  fliicy  aic 
lily^  orMttOt  when  devoted  to^od,  enteti^iiito  his 
iifniiy  attd  Co*v^ant,  anddc^ica^  to  Mt  Sendee  in. 
ill^^  I  b»t  cannot  with  PWprtMfty  be  c^leA  holy  in 
a|y  other  Segl^,  under  the  Chfi^i^n Economy. 

The  TeiilSen  may  be  thus  paraphisafed— Widi  Re- 
|M^  toyoar  QlMft^s*  whether  a  belte^uM;  HoAiaod 

4]iH«#inff  ^)N!^  1N>^  depart  frcnft  her  unbefieviog  Huf- 
'bmi  I^CMl^is*  thai  the  bdieiring^Fai^  Ihcmld 
iveattd  cobiMM^ith  the  iinbeKei^ng,  ptOffMidbe  lat- 
ScrbenW^.  The  Eea^  on  which  my  BUemuM- 
ilea  bfamp,  ii|hs»— Beideathe  Coaimifid  of  God, 
Wi  fiiUM  hN»«^n  of  Marriafi;  iHiicb  i4i%  tl^ 
iiiiiS^^ifetolivetfineihiBr;  it  b#%0fMfit)y 
'^fldmk  UOfOkmt  baabaeft1p!M#t^om 

L  tttm  Tiiinf^fwi,  mmt]  ntr  tfri 

i|.4pil  Htfliiifciii'  'Wfe  by  ^ 

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ife.   luiootliiiColiifidnt|on»  tlutt^^ 

^^.^^ A  mi  ionvcda^OBof  clidr  Pttenct»  or  IW«^ 

Mmk  biitdtttl'tlKitf  M  driftter  ibiqf  wlU  be  hrtm^ 

liNki  dw  Mtl^  iMia  ui  the  Pnaioe  of  It-rthev  tie  hdy, 

Mtf  m  UM^  m  CMftMnifc  Th*  ufiiwarfii  tidlicc 

itlMiilllVtbeai  into  CoveofQi  with  God  bf  BaifirfD. 

jmrnmiUBn^.  I  hftvecikeo  in  the  Apt^kslUt. 

iii||^ia^ie£ontest.   This  is  the  plain,  fM^  Senfe 

^AiPa^ttewe  are  confidering  i  and  tromh^nce  there 

_iiiismff0km1ff&^  and  Evidence,  that  Infanta  were  then 

;iti|^ttBd  to  B^tifm  >  and  conif^uently,  fhoold  be  ad- 

'  oiMKl  ^  aliEo* '   • 

tdt«vadethfaf  Evidence^  a  forced  Iniplpretation*  of 
;^^tat  has  been  invent^,  an  gonerallf  &  the  Cale» 
*  Ttit  bears  hard  on  a  Favourite  Tenet,  which 
_  kaie  refold  at  anf  Rate  to  maintain.    ^'  It  is 
^  Wd  ^m  uttdepi  bare  uMians  ille^mate,  and  holf 
>  li#»  fiiiiie  «r iUtiflia^' ' ' '' 
^||#7teiieiifioME^^«ber  In  the  Wonk,  OfihjeAfr 
QsaHmpiiee  lUa  btef^^ 

,^„.^ d^mmt^9^^  iilrj^tiiiate  Chiidf 

jl^lMk.    Nifif  Is  liie  wofspviik^  thi^,  aiM|^ 

t^^jwd  hU  A  ___  _,^^^ 

CliW&iin  ff  Hei^eii  Aienai,  bom  in  WecObclE* 

Ig-hjifeiti/*  M  Ac  C^ren  of  any  Chrtftiat 
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dil(^<!|illifcn  o»  belleffegttiena.  on  tii^^wnp. 
_^|lifttlm^       brtMcdiei^  t^  itt  ^  Mih»  »wi^^ 

aWlfc  iioSl  be  bw^fc  c^^ 
*^ifcirtjri  UMltberdbrc  tKcy  (houW  llv^tog^dier.  Tbwt 
'     '  rlaftanceof  Chiklneii  beNig  holy  o#  biptod 
M^jpi  UNMUctition  thit  tbey  wiU  becdttcmd  Inldbiir* 
f;.ibf  4^  betkviiig  Pimb»  it  Only  tf^roto«i 
'     r4ii4  congrni  ^  A]Kiftk|  0eleniitn«tioii» 
Md  UiibtHtm  Ai0iiBll««  «ie^ 

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,.^1;^  iCoritoancHebtlofi  tbG6d ;  But  on  lliis 
ifti#ofi  itafe  tiify  wUjLlie rfjia^  in  the Chm»ik 
i^kh^Mi  profers*  tti^  «re  now  hitjAfr-mtaimd 
rmMUm  mto  the  C)^^ 
,    US,  u  f  laid  before,  w$t  •  ftrong  Armiweitt  t^ 
'"      >rtiheA|K)ftIef  Determination  I  and  perfeAljf  ani^ 
^  to  theKeafoni^nivhtdi  be  founds  it. 
tiavfb^  the  more  fan  in  ejcplaiiiin|^^if  Teikt,  as 
''^  »rapfo^ient  Proof  ihat  Infiincs  were  baptized  urn* 
ly  at  that  Time.    It  has  been  oft6i  eirpTain^ 
-    "  by  the  andent  Chriftjans  i  aiid  iirfgd  in 
«^^.«rry  by.  fcrcral  mo^m  Writers,  d^t^ 
bf  die  learned  ind  accllcnt  0r.  mmmom.  Ifjc 
^^me  liiierpittatloto,!  biitjiia  ?e^  alt  fi^  tonk 
Jip  Itoner  fo'peiiM^  tKatnMnyReaderii»oii$| 

^%  ;ti«#^icnfion  ^oni  itfer  P#ge  In  SMp; 

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tilled  ifttliaKbleofj^  ^  :^    ^  , 

K«»ii^^|^iidptioii^fl^^  neibeairify  ex. 

lead  t»fA  W  whcNii^die:^  ktM4ci  ami  here  the ' 

Pm»Ut  i«ip|Mrcriry  AkI  m^^fo  td  ch^tr;  Children. 

ITtepliiii  Coiileqticiice  of  wltich  it, that  '        -- 
HMNiid  be  btpdted,  tnd  iliaDebjr  broughi 
Di%eitfiitioii4    AndtbdffJC&ildfenreeiiii 
ed  on  purpde  to  prtcriide  8ii|r  Objeftkuithtt  WifAit  be 
made  on  their  Account,  lomfreiiibradngdtciCEH 
]Fa^k|^  hmhf  it  appeared^theirBencfit  was  coiiiiilted, 
'  ""*i|iie  Frivilegf s  fecurcd  to  them,  at  in  tbe/ofi 
_,addii..  .  ,  ,  -  ..  ^  . 

If  be  find  their  Children  or  lofmtt  (houjU  not  bo 
^  iMdy  thef«  will  then  be  thit  manifeS  Inconff^^ncr 
In  thti  Aj^Hlet  Wdrdt.--Thi|  aMm*  tbf  Pr<Hnm  irat 
madi  ai|ita^to  Fprenttand  Cliildt«n»  and  urg^ii  i^ 
Aeafon  titer  thif  AiM^  of 

ilelPf^irldidnotlfplffSftt^  andthePi- 

I  Tbelatii^noti«ltbl|andioethcf  jpi^fe^ 
•ajMiriii.  TWi  li^ldbicliaig^g  dk  Apoikb  Aittutoent 

^'^    1  'N9'^i^W  Tfito  iloSfe  It 

^iiiiiirihii  i#«iMiayi  j©  ^;  |)g||^  4^  the 


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id  ctii  Bi»4btai^«^iiir  MMm»  In 

txv^  95.  uH  tlitl  in  ordtr  10  leiMrvc  tMr 
for  fheir  Childivii't  Siie^:**  Itwill  nodnead 

„„ ^ For  foppofimbii  to  bctnic  wKkkitM  mon^ 

r&&>^6nj^m,  imc  fM|)^o(rttNl  with  nmcli  l^«>bilM^« 

^ioii  ft  lUier  the  CAtU  ihdeChildfca  were  tummm 

wi^  ^  the  Iwconfiftei^jy  mencioMd  aboye  feimilM 

sflitiForce,tfiiocfrcMer,  Fcur  theP«kKitle##liidi 

^..^fooiiiBd  a«  lUiObii  for  their  wcctvtng)^[iiahil» 

ym  ^«i»Uf  mm  ci^ their  Children,  wsAf^^^m» 

iobeSd^  fcom^  Btjitifiii.^  thu  Ewiiifitiiii  ww^ 


'^?^s 


llpm.    le^fc,  iUm^*  they  weietdmiied  into  the  iiiw 


jCMiiipcJV  Aipcifin,  yet  their  Chi 
^j^ism  (Mi^  ttiofts  may  i^iiif  , 
^  i(fipnr  or  Mtfli Acabce  of  a  fttderd  _ 
Wmlsm^^^^  >#>^nf » <>r  o^<^^  Ordifiaocet :  Itc 
^%^^      ttie  jefi  m  ^^  'uch  Notion.  ThiEfy  deeoMl 


of  tiMs  In* 
10  Ooi* 


komihdKB  niak:4heie  Jew*  NiM's  thus  morisd 
M  #•  Ae^>  <^E»"%  ^^f^  ChiUitn  wcie  not  «»lw 
lUBted'^twr  word*  IniiM  «%<i  u*  ccrtun  mft. 


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ibeir  iiil|fapA  of  ^t  ^^^mk^^^ 

m^  iHMwnfoin  i  soiicicia  mm  hmmw  im 

imfte  rflpif  Forni,  «fili  iff  tMi  of  pHB  mm  Ad^ 
^^luiOtc*  5'l(tik)ia^  tljMMi  wai  done  either  bt^ 
iiiQSt,  9mi0tmkt£^  when  Kit  Deiign  was  mift||ken» 
ip^^M^  Ule  voy  diBi^t  ircmi  what  1^  sh^h 

fiid^  he  retOffied •  diftloa  Alfff^er  to'ea^h  oflhele. 
'A^u^iili,  iiuirhiUf  om^^  Here  you  have 

die  fitefultoMiii  JtidgMietitlii  thlt  Matter.?.- 
«  TN£ffi^itM  former  I^irtoiiH^^^^  faiphc,  « ia 

ver  diidl  jiertiiiaciQiiQjr^Tcte^,  or, 
the  Jfiipdm  of  Iitfaiita^  d^a  unc!^ 

_^,      „ Babes  to  ditlHhgerifirf  ill  e^^ 

*^'I^^lit»ni  ^ii^iihere  to  mover;  Sue 

«*  an  e«tt*ora^  whidi  Godtoi  r  '  -^-•"■ 

««  to  us  I  fce i&iti  %«hog^^ 
•4^*ht^tM^mihio^ii0mo^Bt  tdient^f  iwir;hl_  „  ,  ^-, 
M  Mm  lies,  rohiri&Ch^^<^liie:Gifti 
Gho(!^,  an^  HlMeio  t|i€  PrmHei%an. 
luopo^'thio^  fecel^GodS 

^  %4  d4  #i(ite  Seiileiv  Jtkher,  ddfar^ 
lai  ayie«tl^Plfp6lltte^ 

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"^  probably  his  $eli-Contradi£tion,   M  Singularity  of 
Opinion  in  this  Point,  proceeded  ft^  the  Leavnin  of 
'  Montanifm»  to  t^iictt  he  might  fa%ve  been  Verging* 


Third  Cbhtury. 


♦ji^ 


LIGEN,  was  bom  8«  iTjears  after  $t  Jean's 

Jbe^,  botdidii^ffiNjriflias  a  Writer  tilt 

tbcm  lie  fitBdoaing  jof  the  Third  Ctatucy.^.pc  W^ 


one  of  thr  ipbft  emin^t  Men.  who  lived  at  thtt  Timib, 
ibt  Lc<lgiittLitt4  Abihtiii,    He  wrote 


\  and  Comments  ion  tjpe  Scrij 

^Oi^p9*lof  taaSL  of  thefe  is  loft:;,  but  we 

ha?e  a  l&iitb  Iranflatioa  c^  many  made  by  Jerom  and. 

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mtk  God.    Aiif i«M W^ISoo^^tooirc^^  mt  ftir 

AfJitkMiil/  Foltflflfliiitiaftbr  NaciirabomJ^^ 

^jK>ciMmMoii|tthi  PrMlcges  of  Hie  GoTpel  State, 

|Mi%il(K%«d  nr  tlmi— if  they  ctlMiot  bt  idtt|Eted 

fo  tbeft  Prifikgef^norliiye  any  ioedenl  Right  to  tiem 

^n4^  Biptift|i.v  cleitfJy  follow,  diattheyihoi^ 

Mhif^uii    Thefe  are  ^  |>liln  Scripture  Grooodt 

lOO  which  PrinUttye  Believers  proceeded  In  this  Matter. 

!   The  firft  Century  aflFordi  other  Teftimofiies  fintUar  to 

'JiKkfe  now  produced.    T^^expea  fuller  ii  uiuealbiiable 

m4  Abfurd^  aa  the  Writingi  of  thit Period,  jiUchhave 

peached  Hi  ait  foiew.  andfthe  Nature  of  tikj  SMteu  < 

tieafied  of  m  th^m  iik)h,  as  H»«nild  no^^^  But 

the  aeader  ihoold  oWerve.  that  as  tiir  firft  Century 

>iPomitieiiGtdfrofir4ie  Birth  of  0^^  and  both  he 

Jind  his  ApoiUel  Hted  in  it,  whateterTeftimonies  are 

^wn  fhun  thel4ew*Telhuiie^in  Behalf  df  Infant  Bip- 

ci(m,  are  to  be  referred  to  the  firft  Centuiry.  Eaich  PiooJF 

fcom  the  Niw-Teftament  for  Infant  Bakif^V  in^  the 

»«irwr1SeaiMis,  jr*  Froof  fi^  ^  firft  Centiiry  •  Thi^ 

iiMy>li»ffe)EO  obisiatt  wharis^  f^  faid^-^iiid  liud 

imlf;^imh^^        Ignorant,  aiid  prdud^thjnn 

|«ttiiftIVp^^  aftmdino 

JNooa  forlitfiM  .Many  of  the  Apoftki  11^ 

^^1%  latter  Bod  of  th^^^         one'of  mm  tp  tlit 

*  ittiog  of  the  lecond  Century  i  for  St.  John  is  fup- 

tDh«ve^iyi.Doito.  i0|,    His  Q<%1,  which 

W0^m^m^1^mtiStdssi&s^  Arguments  in  this  Coif. 

$timrSfii^^lmtltM  the  Requeft  of  the  Afiatic  Chur- 

^I^BBI^  ^  ixmfiite  the  'HerefiM^^  o^  Ebion  and  Cerinthus, 

Hie  Year  o^Cbrift  ^7j  which  wes  only  four  Y^ar» 

^^|p^»eath:t^.::.'  J'' ,::-^j^,U:lk^,.  .L. 


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HAieVtaaii^cf 

^  |.  t%e  ii^l^CMer  ofi^ie  Centinyv  ii  Jiiftiiil4y^ 
^.  Juftf a  Wis  tkmi  onljr  chm  Yetn  elixr  Sc  Jolm^ 
iliitb,  and  wii  igdhvikfled  to  Chriftia^t  when  SO 
^  «¥tfirt  da.  AlxHit  leiren  Yein  after  his  Converfion^  i.  t 
/  4torqr  Years  afiterjie  Death  of  St' John,  he  wrote  an 
^Afihp  for  thelhen  w riecdted  Cf riftians;  and  ft^ 
mied  iCy  in  their  Behalf  to  die  £«ipefor»  AnomuHis 

1^  He  ii'laviMbcibiethe  Emperor  fome  of  the  Doarinea 
>^^>of^Jtfas  Chir$i  particiilarly  thofe  rdadng  to  Chaftiiy  i 

luldciietfOa^  Words  rekiing  to  it,  from  the 

r  |th  and  1  gdi  Chafi^'  ol  St^Mstthew*s  Gofpel;  He  the^ 
'  T%s^«<  Thei«  are  many  afnong  us  off  both  Sexes,,  who 

•*  hare  been  profelyted,  or  made  Difciples  to  Cfarid 
^*  «*  fiomthdrChihihood^  and  have  epndniied  b  Aoc- 

«*Jeft  Virginity  6o  or  ^  Years '.^  i   ^  -^ 

•      liris  worthy  our  Obfervadon,   that  Juftin  iifes  Ihife 
'liune  Word  hinrf,  when  he  i^^  made  tM^ 

oiples ffonr Childhood  to Chrift^He  ufes,  liay,  the 
yiverf  -fimic  Woid,^  i|Mi9«m9iiMmii,     which  our  Sa- 

viour  uied;  when  he  conunanded  tte  Apoftlesto  profe^ 
vv^llffie,  or  makePifi^itoof  all  NadOns  by  BatM^.  This' 
f   pSsinly  fliews  diey  t  were  pfo(elyte^   i.  e.  tNmdxed  id 

lotocy^  and  diat  Juftin  oOls  dKklisi  Childm  ^iA^es 

idia  were  dius  defied  t^^  Aiidai  theie 

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m^m*f»  writtoi  by  diole  who  w«re  preftiit  wlieii  dmr  foftitd, 
ir«gtai«r  with  afew  Fi^gBMits  coUiSMdi  by  Dr.  GrtbCk  m  fiit  '  ' 


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iniiiife>rfajia  JhWiiV^iippnftigltittp,  ill  the  Wonb 

fioiii  Iiimi^pMviioct  ftiid  cowfeyiiiity  '■lw|iiiid  fwhtt 

f  iniuimibte  Miiklitrfe  ol  tiMtv^  iMfp  lodakcA 

f  ioilltiiiioii  t;**  ITIib  OMUaM  Umwi  tliofe  who 
life  tbeir  JiitieinMrtiici»  nod  dm 4»lM>|mrc  iKfcspM  * 
io  CliiMlKNi4  irtioftUl  i»^^  in  $ioiM  Vkgiiiitjsi 

;die  CMftiio  IwmMlq^  Inftniaioqr 


«ip«bleof  foaraMitdie  CfiorEbio  Xwmoelqf  Inftniaioqr 
^  die  mAy^mk^miilfkil^  Bi^m; 


k  the  MXt  Aiidior  I  IWiniiitf^     jH^  wiM-loAnidcd 

Sthc  WttgtoititifltfChpaitiityt  itai  vi|irf^u«h  Iff 

^^  ipn^iifi«8^  lA#i  70  ¥tM»^  Swthil  fit*  Mini 

^        cfaedJieitivaiifiiiMiM^ 


l^^kkfili^i  ^Iftcfj  who  eiiifge* 

ht  w«9l^  tibia*  CMT^  ^  »  fe  Ilifi|iici»  he 
»«lo^  ]WM  iNr'Nttk  OKI  he  faMaeleLe  Itttlb 

iWiipigiitiiWpBljiyittttioiteg^  He«ia&» 
tioiiliiiitrtfllrtrlM^  heiojl  n^memtr  lo  ^Goi^ 
«ilMptij;id,ei  tgeoeril  Pn^ce,  M)Con(^uctice.o£ou|V 

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ttMj^mild  todll|!arage  and  cradc  it.  But  all  in  vain  i 
at  wm  appear  by  conudenngthe  Obje6Hont  that  are  made 
m  it«  whiih  are  thefe  two-i.  It  it  Uid  that  this  is  only  « 
barbarouit  uncoudi  Tranflation  ot  Irencus,  and  there- 
fbfcnot  10  be  depended  on.  a.  Thafclrtncua  does  not 
%  Infant!  were  bi^zed,  but  rMnerate,  which  the 
MieAan  conceive  to  be  a  dtfiereocThing.  . 
;  ^/Ai  to  the  firft-It  is  acknowledged  that  a  great  Part  dl 
^  Original  of  Irencus,  which  war  Greek,  isk)ft|  and 
further  that  i£e  oU  Ladn  Tranfladon  we  haye,  cootaina 
many  barbarous  Words.  But  what  then  ?  I  do  not  con- 
/oeive  that  its  containing  barbarous  Words,  (bould  pre- 
>rtot  its  being  a  tatthfuT  Tranflation,  which  in  general 
Jt  is.  Such  Words  can  convey  ourtdeu  with  as  mudi 
Prectfion  as  thofe  that  are  elmnt.  |t  is  not  the  £la» 
gance,  butFalthfulneft  of  the  Tranfladon^  are  con* 
terned  about,  and  this  latter  ftands  gninipMched.  Caf- 
j^io  and  Baca  tranOated^  New-Teftamenftnto  La^ 
Caftalio's  Tranttation  la  very  elegant  i  Beza^a  la.  dba 
^Reverfe,  is  in  many  Places  barbarous  enough  v  y^  it  la 
ttenerally4ilowed  to  be  more  literal  and  jjoft  than  the  fbi^ 
^ler.  The  late  learned  Editorof  Irenciiittn  England,  Or. 
]Crabe,has  retained  thia  old  Tranflation,  barbarous  u  it 
Is,  even  where  he  hid  the  Original  before  hiin.  This  he 
Srould  not  havedooe,  had  he  not  efteemed  it  on  the 
whoIetobejuft>  add  itfiLcertain,  that  it  is  as  faithful 
asnioft  TraoQations,  where  the  Original  is  extant  to 
jeoa^pwelfwitiL"  Thia  TranOadon  was  made  by  ibme 
Ckrorttiin  in  France,  while  Irencus  was  alive,  or  elfe 
Wf%on  after  hip  peatht,  whkh  gtvesit  the  more 
Attthorkyv ' '  Ppon  the  whole,  thu  O^edion  is  weak* 
fnvoloiis,  and  $Sf&£'  not  the  Argument.  It  is  only 
inaidk,  bmufe  none  of  anf  Wdgbc  can  be  made,  and 
femediing  to  fave  Appearances  inuft  be  j^jeded:  But  it 


* 


+ 


/ 


u 


All  Jg^  on  Lfdithfi^ 


h  ftmige  to  hear  thofe  obfrd  i#die  BiijbMbtf 


TrinflatkNi^  who  have  neithei^  OrigiiMlo^  traiil 
Uf^rout  or  elegant,  to  piodooa  in  Bdialf  of  their 
q^nion.  ^v^ 

*  Vith  Regard  to  the  ftcond  Objeftlon-^It  it  mOft 
certain*  that  Irenasut,  like  the  pribiifSte  Fidi«ra  iii  ge- 
neral, by  Regeneration  underftood  Baptifm^  and  e!s» 
prefled  It  bf  that  Word.  See  an  Inftance  of  thli  from 
Juftin  Martyr,  at  p.  54  of  this  ElEiy,  and  more  will  oc» 
cur' hereafter.  It  it  pretended  that  Irenteut  by  Re||eoe- 
vadon,  doet  not  mean  Baptifm*  But  let  ut  hear  the  good 
Father  himfelf.  In  hit  third  Book  he  it  difputihg 
^nft  fome  Heretict,  who  uuffht  Jefut  wat  dinerenc 
from  Chrif(,  and  that  the  latter  defcended  on  the  former, 
and  only  fuffered  in  Appearance.    He  quotrt  feTenU 


Textt  to  confute  thefe  Abfufditiet  i  and  favt—**  Again 
^  when  Chrifb  gave  the  Po#er,  or  Authonlr  of  regene- 
^  rating  to  the  Difdplet,  he  faid  to  them.  Go  and  teach 
**  alliKationt,  baptizing  them  in  theName  of  the  Father, 
f*  and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the  HotyGhoftf."  Where  the 
P^mer  pf  regenerating  it  evidently  the  fame  with  that  of 
baptiziog.  Regenerating  and  baptizing  are  Synonimoua 
Word^indiit  Pkcc.  "• 

Andther  Inilance  of  thit  we  have  where  the  Original 
It  preierved,  and  the  old  Tranflation  it  u  literal  andjuft 
it  poOible.  Speaking  of  the  abfurd  Notions  which  fdme 
0f  theGnofticHeretics  held  concemtnff  Redemption,  am} 
their  A^fe  and  Pervertion  of  Bapd7m,^-he  fayiK— .i^ 
^  This  Sj^iet  of  Heretics  wat  ient  by  Satan^  tti' 

**  i{«^»«i'iir9li  B»«irirfiliTt(  mt  uf  0Mf  mmytnunrnfi  fte  the 

**  denving  of  Baptifm,  which  u  our  Regeneration  uiitu' 
""^  God,  and  for  the  I>efh:uaion  of  the  whole  Chriftiaa 


Faith  i. 
People  whbi 


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:  determined  to  cavil,  ma 
dilute,  and  nliake  Diftinffiont  to  evade 

i  '     * 

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I*  Ircn.  Lib.  t.  Cip.  18.  p 


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tm  w^  Truth  ^  tlittc  dnt  nuif  boc^  lod  bow 
ir^  ifoat  kivv  |^  te^  aeiiH  f  iut  it  b  impfl^^c  for 
•^ovdit6lNtaAoR(«Mr  orc^fweitchaiitliofiiiiciiecwo 
M  l^iAifetv'are,  lo^  IhrF  (hac  Irmcut  alls  Bapd^  by 
the  NiMpc  of  Rcgeiieriiioii,  Mifi  itccounted  tbofe  wbo 
were  b^ud»  rtgencrtne.  And  fince  he  oientioni  Iih 
hiicig  «nd  little  Ones  aqnoog  thofe  whdHiere  regenerate* 
It  tt  evident  bftuit^  were  then  hepdxed.  There  wu  no 
bc^viAble/inaicuted  Way  bf  ^hkhthey  could  be 
Meneikceto  God— have  their  Sate  changed*  and  en<i 
tercd  into  the  Covenant  of  Grace.  i. 

•    The  Teftimony  of  Irencui,  it  the  mo^  to  be  regarded 
u  he  lived  fo  near  the  Time  of  the  Aooftlet.    Hf  waa 
born  before  St.  John  died— wai  inftnided  in  the  ChriC- 
^anFiuth  by  two  eminent  Biihopt,  who  were  Difciplel 
vTof  St.  John  I  and  uTertiillian  obfervetof  him— •«  Waa 
f*  a  mof^iiligent  Inquirer  intojill  Opinioni  and  Doc- 
«  trinas  v^;  Ichorevatled  in  the  Chriffian  Church  t"  T% 
thismay  be  added.  That  he  wai  a  Man  of  great  Learn- 
ing,  Prudencf « ll^ility,   and  Charity  i  and  aa  M. 
,  I>upi^  fayi— «« %  may  be  affirmed,  that  he  wanted  no- 
^*  thing^thatwas  necrfliuyfortheQualificationof agood 
M  ChiliHan,  anaccomplifliedBiihop,andanableeccto* 
>•  fiaflical  Writer  4.**  ^  '    -         ' 
I   5.  Clemens  Alexandrinus    was  cotemporary  witlf' 
Irenfleiis,  tho'  fomewhai  younger.    He  dieo  in  the  Be^ 
kinning  of  the  third  Century  ^  but  as  he  wrote  and  ppb- 
jifhed  his  Writings  in  the  lecond,  I  (hall  elds  hU^  with 
the  Writers  of  that  Century.    He  was   Mafter  of  the 
,  famous  Catechetical  School  at  Aldumdria  1  and  mv^ 
^  towards  the  latter  End  of  the  fecoiid  Century,  probably 
^  from  the  Year  89,  to  the  Year  94,  afttf  St  JMui* 
In  many  Places  Clemens  fays,  we  are  reg^ndraiad  by 
Water  or  Baptifm.    Thus  QiesJung  of  our  Savioar»--« 
'ie  formra  us  om df  tbeDof 


T 


f.  T«rtttl.advtr.ViieBt  Cs».  e.  p.  i%|8. 


regenerated  uswitli 
Water* 


i;. 


dots  Bit  cmrclUf  mmdotl^  In  fe  ataf  ^ 


theifCl<iifhfegt  ipd  lathtOiiiimcaiftlMf  0i0«|kl 
ijjitngii  bt  mentioiit  the  Scab  they  fl 
ioii.    «<  Lctoit'iiff  lit,  ««  cbufe  fol^. 


AiiiOMy)Cliir'UUii9^  be  mentioiit  the  Setb  tbty  fliouMI 
uie fbrKtIr Rioip.  ^  Letm," fiif t  ht,  ««  cbufe  ki^ 
••  our  Se«l  t  Doire»  or  e  l^ilh»  or  %  Siif^-tod  if  toy  onl 


^  bet  FiflitniNio,  let  hip  be  mindfdl^the  ApoAli^i.  . 
••  end  of  the  Children  thtf  tic  ttken  out  of  the^tttr*.'*'^ 

Ttkiog  Qildrenw  fut  t»f  the  Wtteiv  ^m  •  Phrtfe  bfH  . 

licb  their  BtpcHmnrtt  ci^figd,  tccording  to  tlin^ 
vfutl Qiftom  off plun^g dMrmi  tnd  thit  Plo^  ntnii^ 
Ibftly  ^ludtitDttielrBtpoi^^  Tothit  tlib  it  it  reotia;  z 
probtble,    the  £xprfflioiit  Mn  thtt  Hjnk^  which  itd 
lunofig  the  Workt  of  Clefnent»  tlludi^   where  Jduf ' 
Chrtft  it  ctlled, «« the  iHreAor,  the  Guide  off  Inftntr)*.^ 
There  wtixhen  no  Contronrfy  about  Inftnt  Btptifnit » 
no  more  thindbout  WooMnyiBoe^ify  the  Eochtfi(^,>^ 
or  the  Ltlty*#  i^omfnunicitbi  In  tmt  K4ndt»  reaving  * 
thtjCui^ttwflUt  Braid-    fd  >peft  ^henfom,  thtt  > 

eo  any  of  dMfe  Mntt»  tt  it  chey  had  been  cgmtroverted, 
would  jmnniialpntblc*    Thn  freqttently  drop  Hintt,-* 
nhiih  faliPliirly  l<tfr  ihHr  ml^-  h  r-^  \  --*  -^-ff 
fj[tt^g|in^d»er<piBt  the  Judynent  of  iN!^  who  ti«  >  ; 

^T^^H^t^Mlan dkl ^       tiUnetriheMddlf    c 

«niiMKi  mA  ifiotn  manrTbngi  in^Uie  lati^  &d  of  ^ 
thellMid^^C^^  hn.0Mf  l»  conWe;f«d  tt  a  .Writer  f 

ing.  llliiMlM  1^  toaMyr  iniwuif  0 
JxiMeMt.  fi|||li^        t«  Cip.  u.  ^  92. 


.  ^U'' 


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1 


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.  ^  ,        Ah  ^^  on /iifiiil  Bi^fl^.  I9 

Llfei  litftllinlotlitHff«^o£Moacamii,  who  ctlkd 

hlm^f  Ae  Pacackiff,  or  womfortok  promlM  by  our 

SiHpar.  .KT'..  ^:  ' '    *^-  .  ■>*'.   ;■: 

Then  ire  nuiny  Ptfllam  in  Tertullian  which  (hew 

thitChUdten  were  bepdied  in  hii  Time  1  pimiculirly 

thefispofidoaliegivetof  1  Corinth.  ▼iiri4.  which  is 

much  the  tune  witb  thtt  I  liave^fen  ilreedy  *.    ^ 

..Itiitrue«  he  edvifei  Che  Delay  of  bringing  Chmiren 

to  l^>ti^m  1 1  and  Antipoeclobebtifts  have  laid  Hold  on 

thia,  u  if  it  fenred  their  Caufii.  But  in  Troth  the  Paflage 

laagainft  them*  and  ia  a  plain  Teftim6ny  that .  Inf  aiits 

'  W|be  then  univerftlly  bapdtad.    For,  i.  He  therecon- 

tfjMjifts  what  he  iayi  in  other  Placet,    a.  He  deliver!  it 

a^  nil  private  Opinion,  and  only  advilei,  that  the  Bap- 

tifin  of  Children  (hould  not  behtftencd^  but  in  luch  a 

"^.Manner  tt  pUinlyfliewt  the  univerfal  Pradice  to  have 

D^n  otheriAre.  For  thde  ate  his  ^Words- — ««  Accordinj^ 

^  to  eveij  one's  Condition  tand  Difpofition,  and  alto 

**  their  A^»   th^delayingof  Baptuin  is  more  profit- 

**  able  I  elpecially  in  theCaib  of  fitde  Children.    For 

S  **  what  Occafion  is. there,  ^unlels  in  Caies  of  Neceflity, 

that  the  Sponfors,  or  Godfathers  (hould  be  brought 

into  Danger  ?  Becauie  th^  may  fail  of  their  Promife 

by  Death,  or  be  deceived^  by  the  C^hUd'a  having  « 

«•  wicked  Dt^fition.  .  Oorl  Loid  indeed  fays,  Ftrkid 

**  ihm  m$  t§  €9mi  to  m.  Let  them  come  iheretore  when - 

*^  they  are  grown  up — Why  (hould  i^ieir  innocent  or 

**  gliOflela.  Age  halten  to  have  Fmj^vneis  of  S^iis?^' 

(lere  the  Reader  mav  oblerve,  that  his  meotioning^pon- 

{m  who  ptdehted  Children  to  Baptifni-<~his  afliing  why 

they  (hould  haften  to  it,  as  weH  as  the  Tenor  c7  thfc 

whole  Paffiige,  evidendy  imply  that  the  univerfti  CuiP 

torn  was  Ctbajpliae  them  i  for#hy  cUt  f&ddh»idvife 

fhem«gatnft  it  ?  Would  it  not  havt^baen^vi^  a^uitl  to 

advllh  d|^  ag^ft  wliat  w^v^  prtt^Ued.  tir  y^f 

'*  IWtilBtt.  Bii|ahai;'l^ifl|i  f. 
ilHU^Qwf.  IS.        '^  ^  '^ 


//f 


•/• 


90  ^Wvfm^^ 

|.  He  advifes  in  die  itine  Piftee,  diafe  itf  iifimirri«cl  Per-- 
fons— thofe  who  were  ne^^r  mtirrkd,  at  welt  fi  tlio6  ki 
a  Sttce  ot  WidowMbd,  (honU  not  be  baptiird,  imtH 
they  were  fo  far  confirmed  in  Continctice  at  to  be  ^ft 
Danger  of  TempcadoiK  Hit  Words  are— •Mh«r  nofcfa. 
««  Reaibn unmarried Pcrfons aretobekeptfofv i.e. from. 
««,  Bapdfm,  who  ihay  fall  into  Tempudon,  Jb^th  thofe 
*•  who  were  never  igarned»  on  jfkccoimt  of  their  coming 

««  toRipeneis»  at  well  il  thofe  who  are  in  WidowhcMNlT 
•«  thro*  the  Loft  of  their  Partner  j  until  tbej[  niarry,  qi; 
<*^are^nfirmedinConfihence^'*       *  I    ■ 

l^hitOpinoiiitjufflatgoodinthe  Ca&of  uniiiar*^ 
riedPterfont,to  dehiy  ^r9#p01m,  Win  thatch  Infai^ct^^^^^ 
yet  Anabapttdt  do  not  follow  the  former.    (Jpon  t|Me 
whble,  Tertullian  here  gtvet  full  Evideiiice  Ibat  Ihf antt . 
w^re  then  baptized,  and  he  hitnfelf  allows  of  It  in  'C^ 
of  Neceflity,  fih$n  Infants  are  in  Danger  of  dying.  Aid 
Probably  his  $elf-Contradiaipn«   M  Sihmilarity  of 
Opinion  in  thii  Point,  prbceeiled  ft^  the  IJiEai^n  of 
Mqntaniim>  to  wliicb  he  niighcWe  ^n  Verginfi. 
-     ' '.      .        .  '     .•  .     *'         f  /■ 

Third  Cbmtury.     '  ^ 

■  '  ,.■'.. 

IIG£N,.wat  bom  8«  Vjetrs  after  St  jobn*a 
Death,  but  did  not  &arifh  at  a  Writer  till 

, ,  |M[imliig  pf  die  Third  Century.    He  was 

jne  of  t^  ipoft  emiDent  Men.  who  lived  at  that  Tim^fc, 
ibr  Lcmng and  Abili^    He  wrote. m^nyi 
Mt^uliily  HomUiQft  aad  (Comments  on  the  S^rij 
TheGredkOmiudof  mofl  of  thele  itlpft^v  out  mt 
hate  a  tiiitiik  Tranflttioii  df  maay  made  by  Jerom  andt 

C  Ruffinui.. 

'   I  "Cmil*  UU*  Tie  ftgacioaft .Reader,  Idoaht  aot,  ftetfion* 

he eMmm" pSShum fa9m% jnul yetL   „_ _ _^ 
**  Uk^iim'^/atKifdi  iwiitefol  becaafe  «a^Nm» 


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RiblQt.  JcromadWfid  i^riaiy  tothe  Otigiiiftl  in  all 
hb  TmflilMifit*  isbimielf  declares  :  In  the  Preface  to 
htiJliaii^aikMi  <>fOrigen  on  the.  Canticles,  he  ftys— - 
••  Tliefe  Traas  I  hare  .tranflated  rather  faithfufir 
*;-%5^liw*}y+'r  He  iays  much  the  fame  of  hi 
TrailSlaaon  of  Origen^s  Homilies  on  5t.  Luke.  Bifhop 
P^oo  ohfenres  how  eiaft  diis  TranHation  muft  have 
iieeia,^fien|tuffimis,  after  cornering  it  with  the  Ori* 
giiialtiien  ekiant,  on  turpoie  to  find  Fault  with  it^ 

SSlS'l  P^^  ^M^^*  ^^'  were  not  in  th^ 
Qn^^.^  And  yideed  Jmm'sTranOationsofOriffen'a 
Wg^wet^ip  Itedandtw^^  chargpcfWiih 

p^diftwyig  :E^.  particularly  thofc  conSined  ia 
M^w^Pfu^  he. 

^^OJg^^  i^out  approving,  and  hia 

SS^S^**^?PSr»^^'"-  ^one  can  have  theleaft 

f^mJi^«a^   a^nft  Ruffinus  |. 

'^^^"^•JiJ^  %s...««  I  will  here 

^^^S^Sh!^   ^^  Inquiry  among 

IS^^v^l  f*«V««>«pt«zedfortheRemiffioS 

^^ *^^^^  ^^^  ^^  ^J»«  Time  did  they  fin? 

«vOf1i^lii|aiiyR«Ubnof the  Lavtr hold  ^^ 

^52^^^?^  ^^'i^^Scnfc  wc  meiSonedbe. 

^^^i^^^?^^l??S^*^»  becauieby  the 
« ^^^l*^—  the  Mlutioh  of  our  Birth  is 

q^trifent  on  m  Epiftie  to  tlii  Romans,  he  adds  withal 
•i^^rt^  i^  ^^^  Via!  t 


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0 


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Sin,  ««  dNrCfuBireii  iiM^  » "TlWfdo^  tM*^ 
^«  from  d^  AMWif  tt^^l^^ 
It  would  be  |me  t6olg«ft  CO  thefeM 

Tmiflationt  wtre  l|teMl»^^^^ 

^n«l»  tndAeQsAb^ioilliMiW 

u  his  Tranflation;  IzfBttfghiiidbkrM  Au 

Origen  beingcaimiii^cdti^ 

then  in  Vogue,  Mmu  tlie  C^nle  of  lik  iall|i|  |ilta  k^^^ 

nl  Errors  coiM^n^ 

the  SoidW  Fm^mmm  cte  lt^ttil6li|)»^     ftttimi 

Sttte,  aic.  Thffio  EriOfiiiiife  i^^ 
£beniiet«*-for  He  )iad  icivera|«r-«ve 
together  i|Mt:€(^  be  wiMd  to  hli  fli^lipft^ 
never WfsUiiiibd  ibr  teidibig  I3k  BbmUi.  of  Inltai 
Biq>tifflt,  nhkb  h^4^m-tod(ptM}^hAm^ 
Eyen  Jerom,  wliQtrMifiaffdmfnf  olTftk^Ji^^ 
demned  hii  £rftirs.in  che^Diteie  he  had  #ich  IMIiii 
vet  never  Wfinei  Um  inr  m  iMiit  All  iildci|i«o- 
ly  (belli  chiC  Infiun  Bi^tUiQiiii  v^SmtUk  ilfffi^^ 
and  prafticed«    Forhaa|tbee9deeflid«a^XfraK(#l^ 
cageriyiyiiildOtigepi'^Eiieiiiiet  h«^  ti^  tMl^on  It^ 
^cMpito  wiH^k?  But  tlA  ^Wpll 

8.  0j^ran,  iWh^iof  Cbtlbtt^^BtiliH$P^ 
Middleoffhe  Third  Oin^r,,l£ii^ 

ter  d«ft  Afottei.    11^  bi^M^v  for  % 
litler,  d^|*itefi^iadnrfti^ 

'  Jc'iHii'iilMttwiii  a  GiuiitrfiMf 'Of ,ftii,.^lli^«ri> 
^  '^Tiai  fti.l^rillNi,.ini  |,  ■  •  -• 


Wlf^ 


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wilk^ 


S,:;^!WilV 


A«  4^  on  hfwKj^iJUl  I  ^ 

PrQiimcirido,aiA  Pi^oe  1^  which  Bafitfin  IntaAd,^ 
I  (hill  now  rojite  t|i«  Anfwcr  of  *p;Couiicff>vto.(tfclt 

if*  Wf ;  hate  jtradrlyoiit  l^tet^  moft  ^r  firiOtlifer^*^ 
V ,  And  «f  to  what  concerns  th«  >Caule  of  Infaat^  wh^ 
!5i^^  not  Jbe>  Uptiacd,  yoii  fty,:  m  thefc<ibnd  of' 
|tthird  Day  after  they  aire  bem,.«ndxhatthcLaw  of 
n/^aiwient  CJrf»miiijB6n  Ihould  he  cobfidcred*  fo  thac 
?f  lyoM  imagioe  none  (hcH»d  bfc  b»|)ti2cd  and  fanai-r 
V  frd^h^ioic  the  eighth  Day  atoiitUbotn^iiWe  all 
.  g.Ofithc  Council  were  of  a.qutte:  difiercnt  OpIniOir/ 
Fofygf  to  whJjt  TOP  judged  fit, toibidow,  iM>toneofuV 
^tijj^  of  youj-Mind  >  bgt  wc  aJfjiidgcd  the  Qrace^ato4 
««  Meir jr  ut God^wete  notto  he  denied lo  liny  iha^rifp 
f  IJWi»:VHer0^lliey  ^ve  ihi?.»^o«iir%ihe  (Rute  ©e 
CiircMiiidapn  at  eJghtDay^  old.was  to  be  laid  rfide,' an* 
W^<*fi5f  vtti  with  Ke|;ard  to  Ba|>ii(«i  i  jmd  Jheii  prot 

SipewforewethJnk  thatno  BcrfdB^i^ 

v!!^  *??V^*^'^'*'«  iheGrace,  i.  et  Bapt^  hy  thic  Lawi 
N'^#bich  wii©w«pi§infted  J  nor  thi^fpirittiir  aircumcifiour 

•^i^Jllefcibp^ttitfJan  are  moil  certaihiy 
*f^mm  Graojof  Chrift^^Biit  if  iWy  Thing  AouJd4Kr4Mt* 
«  qWlacle  toP«ptole*^i^  *cG»iitcrii^Adi*^an* 
w  Growi^  andoWerPerfoniw^ldltatto 
^(^*^r  gn«iW?  $iiwi  > Moi¥<Hn»i ftf ,  tlta,grtat*ft 
%^mmmr widihofc  who' ]h%fe Jnwii invdi  orain^^ 
•«  G«>d»ihavethft  lUrmiflioii  4)fi  Aejr ?im  grartiwiSiein;^ 
^«  atlCT  they  hav^  and  „o  jRichT^lon  is  re!' 

VA^wdfi^m*^  Hownmk 

•^  left  Reafon  ismmm  Jorbid  an  Infanu  which  bei 

<^5  wkch  iw  an^nl^^  ^^coiiiet^^B^ 


« 


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iiii|t%Uq#ii|  bittiviibibavft  aiit^diitiiri 

.'.'S   '■  -f    >  ■     >•(.'■     '     ■'   •         ■  ■  I.  - 

mtkim  Brother*  di^  was  our  Opini-^ 
,  iiMC  |o  #«Hb«<4hk»M  be  icftraiAfd 
ti  llnwilikdSlio^  4ir  God*  ^«ilio  b  iBct^M  imd  |in^^ 

V  concbrnbgiitiVtifc^^^^  cHlitk  conbming 


.■^^' 


^  HdpawdtlMDIvtiMmrcy^aiv  the  rather    beMaitted 
if.  ibecXuie  thai  bftheii^  weeping  ftMwitlm^  irheil  ihe^ 
%^i<firft,c0me  i^iloi  tiiei  fWorM,  they  ib^atei  nbthing 
.¥  ib  much  u  tiHieyict  implo^^ 
/  iitfe^£«|data^|^Itffmoii,  cQiw^^ 

Jkiiii^fiSMjifliii^Stiic  l#lk.  ^^^)1^  hiHi^ 

ihoKrllVlbkilttg  iiij  }ri»M  libt  d^i^^ti^i^iim^H^ 

i^tMwtTjr^quqe^  1^^^       in  the  Pelagutti  ^oin 


iiiiwttS^iigUie88idelofihde  Bdb^miiom\ni^(^^ 

£4  mi  tAuilR»  III  <me  gl  hit  IbtiMi^:i^ 
■#:>M  Wcflc^Cyllliii .^^        MM^iif  f|e#  l)iN^» 
^fbuCriEthend  «0jm  un^^    Falthbf |hi  lAur^h  i«^i^ 
4i#iiufd  t|^  who'lthou^  IhotfiitW  Ug 

.h^CK^imi^ymmmMitk^  end  idlpia 

'Qli^iiV^or^hisIiSM^  ^here  am  loiher  tiifdaM^' 


',  -'5       Jl     V,.     V 


■i'.- ,•■..»• 


'  J 


opeor  ill  ant  nnoa*  ait 
Jiilha^l^iPljMXL^thia 


-i — ^ 


6Mf  ihaC  mnitt 


1    «f" 


"fC;^.  8|iL  6f«  adfitoi.  p.  15I— i6i* 


,/ 


y: 


"       \  '■ 


" .         .  . .  .       ■  .    , 

**o  "wrote  ta*^Wto«ta  Cwfefo»fefyo^^ 

!^^**J*«  <«"«».  •«*!  legittntag  of  the  aftS 

*  cSrJS"**!**^ »»1«fia tt it  wJTvwgS 

*  Wb  Peifcaieiiiii  tfcb  Life  »«  WS^»?^S  T* 
riS-**V?^  «wy  g-pt  into  Hburifteff  ^  'tte 

■•  Ml  i;)oubt— Foi^vbat  Aeafen  are  Wanti  ixatiud. 


♦"•  ■U.v  4 


«iwl'trf?*'**,***"^  "•  *V«««aMS5f 


)f$>  An  jySgr  oil  Irfw^  Bi^Hfi»: 

..  ••  ATnt0'i  TMtin  Baptifm  tbfir  Si^i  ro«y  U  JW 

'v"^?lCi|To«.  W  they  liicurrcd  ,t  b.pf 

•^  Thing  loofed  that  itm  never  bouml  ?  •     ;        •   o*%f 
••  Attio.  Doyou  aik  me  ?  Tha^  trunipet  of  the 

:her  of 
iro'  aU 

'ji^fih  «vi»  w&iif/twh  bsdn^JmmafieK  lift :  ^ 

i^^MWkAtaw^h'mi*^  Rotn.  v*^<H.Hf,  ^t iaan^  Ift* 
«^  ;&|it^  IS  U>oied  JkiBainiim  I^  of  his  l^ora- 

^irattir  I  he  that  is  dT^Ag^^r  is.by  i^p^  ol  thrift. 
l*:Jx^UtlK^\^lk,^^'^^  that  which 

;;M' iide^^vedii^ni^iobtb^       ^-';.;'  ...■!.'."  ■■    ..■.;>n;,"i -j 
;  :;^«  Afid  thatyoo  l»iy  not ^nfc^^^ 
?«^iri^  ^etical,  ^if »  the  bldTed  Mim   jCypniiiffTr 
^    te  Wiot^  to  Billiqp:^^^^ 


^ 


pi^j^      $1  j|##  ihe  ^ofiiMjf^  ip*jdf  I 


^ik 


1      r  '  ■'  ♦     i» 


-^^  .<  <•    ^r» 


Vi     ^  ^"-'-W 


A' 


lUmr 

of  the 
of  the 
all.ihe 

%* 

;  an  III'* 
isFora- 

tthrift. 
t  which 


J  *?;     .     i',; 


iflUttedL 


1    >i       ,' 


An  i|^  on  A^  Bijp^         •     f^t 

^  The  beloved  heier  mentioned  wat  Origeny  icMbi;  of 
whHfe  Errors  the  Pelagians  defended.  He  taodhi  a  lW>^ 
exiftent  Suie  of  the  Sou),  in  which  it  finocd.  and  Im' 
which  it  was  punifhed  in  this  Life.  •  '    * 

ii.  Auftin  fifeqiiently  ufed the  lame  Argument  with 
f^rom  top^oveCfnginal  Sin  agiinft  the  Pdaffains.  1^* 
qaotet  many  Texts  to  fiiew  that  thofe  whom  Jelus  Chri^. 
oaOieto  lave  were  Sinners,  and  in  a  loft  State.  Fromi 
which  he  inferr^-»^That  thofe  do  not  belong  ^  hii"' 
Diipenfation,  who  have  no  Need  of  Deliverance  andSiU*^ 
▼atton  bv  him.  Confequentlf^  Baptifmi^  not  necefliirf  < 
f6r  thole  who  had  no  Need  of  Forgivnefs,  and  Reedn-  !^ 
ctliatioawithGod*  But  fince  it  wis  acknowled^^thai^ 
it  was  neceflary  to  Infants  to  bebapti^ :  It  follo^edi' 
that  they  were  in  a  Sttflfe  of  Stn»  and  ftood  in  Hobj  ef^ 
Pardon  and  Recoiidiiafion.  y     >-:l 

"^qnptt  died  ifbf  Sinhtrs/'  (ays  he,  «<  and  if  Irif iiHttf, 
j^  vW^i^lt  is  ceitii%/<ik^inmitted  UttSiti  in  their  Lile»  * 
.«^  W  not  held  Cd^ive  under  thcf  OHginal  B^  (ft  SiH  ^ 
Mteher :  HowpbChrift^  who :>Md  for  Sidnei^»  ditf ' 
^t  Ibinchtml  I^^M^^ir^nokdifeafi^        any  Siduiefir' 
^^f  Origin^  $ii^%>hyaf«thefca»fled^^^  Chrift^  thtf' 
P  Phylkian,  to^riod^  the  Sat^jfitkienebf  $alvarKgi(-|^^^ 
«^  j^  pious  Fdkrl^tteir  Friends,  #ho  run  %if'-^'^^^* 
f*^  to  it f^  Why  bitmi^t  Ikid  to^thiraPia  the  C^ 
«i  Carry  bftcR  ^ii^  innocent  Greakuret :  Tfi^- 
«<'  ncM  liibt  a  Phydtian.  but  iliey  that  «« llckff  IS^IIf^ 
««^  eanfe  tiot  td  leaU  W  IUgh|!(^  buif^^^^^ 
««  Sloftrangeathilig^everwai  iaid,   MPverlkyl^  ^" 
M  iv«r  wilf^  iUdr  Uti  the  Qmdt^  0#  Glnift  ^:*        >   ' 
A^n,  heilyi^^  Now  therefore  finccthey,  i.  ji  ^'* 
'« 'pSaghws,f  £^t)to  iiif|intimuft|ii  feittpdM  u  n#f 
«<'^og  able>'fO  ng^'  the  A:adi6f%  .of  the  ii^fo  t 
*^Chl£dh;  v^lmpi  ^9iibci^4l^v^red%our  t<oi^'^ 
•*  and  his  Apo^  I  ^^  ^^^  confequently  grwst  diac 


.?iiti>*> 


Ctp.gr6. 


*t 


./■ 


/ 


v"  / 


■. .  :1 


*%'■  ^ 


«•  dfth^Fakhf^Uaii^ip  being 
;•  Body,  thcjr  miy  be  recpiiciM  x^m  God  •.•?  ^  ,  j^ 
-%^»^Umag  l^.chfrewM  a  Mjddje^tp  betWn 
BNveo  aod  Hell, ;  to  iftiich.  they,  fimoftd,  unb#|Mtizeif 
InfaQtf  went.  From  hjpnfe  they  mii$D  «  Diainaioi?; 
lm^tta  ^^vadofli  m^  ^  Kfiig^.  of;  HeAyenf  a^di 
IM»  jlJN  fi^Koe  miy  b^  r^^  a|?ho'  t|bar  did  qoii  go. 

^mfJhagihm,  J%  itmobtbk  th^,  hjW  HeooMfie  m 

^Notioa  toeveftt^rti^f oi^of  tb«f  Arguwiit  as^inilv 
tSm^ai^rA  from  UpM^illg  Infcw  >  an4'  tha^  cheim 
'    ^  k flpmi  4|«)lii(|U)eo^,Coi]$(le^  Frinfj 

^  ii4i«n  A«y  a^^  jie^  b#pii»Ki; 

t  JlemiQ^  Of^^^         tliil  tjMnr;  inigbt.  obtMili 
ih|g|dom  <^  Hibtven.      ^    ^'i^v  f^tJ   "^'v  .  i^ 

*        *t*  3^  NfTtiofl .  ot  f :14i44k  Sl»tr.  and 

5jQ|iwtt  ofi ;  I  &<pi|(|f  |i^|K||g|,  nvMl^r  8|ii|i,  whicb« 
^  f^  *0I.  J?^ /W^P^«W4;iofl«^    iti^ 

%gfirMoiitb»fei|fcfil^  kin^i^  ti^liiftg^i^^^^ 
MiQ^iKtbat^)iievoK«i^ 

rf>^  SPf*  ^^^ofit^Mgit.  4(  Rem^.  Omtnfidftff.  lib.  i« 


?6 


^4^-' 


t- 


,-4      •      V!  *      " 

.'■  {■  ■ '  t# 
ctWffn 

HFit  tn^i 

•«?!!& 

I. 

e»  Md 

wbkm 

.'  ^■^■ 


.-i,.,^^-0 


V         ■    II 


»in^ 


-^-._^iwfirt*;to^^3»i|to 

bom  ill  SliH  indiiimiieii  ot  WiilKi  tfie 

ikigy  be  mnit^  ^  QjiMiSi^^mm  t'w 

briefif  recite  the  Opinion  pf  fo 
« jQfthiMwtyr^  in  IHi  tM\ 
idg^of  oof  Sa^oOr^s  iBaJic^it^  .^^  ,, 
<^lMdw;  fk  did'  ndrc^Ae^filJfRi^ 
<«  caoff^heUiiiiiMn  bib  iiA<^l^^ 
«<  tkit'ilicSt^lil^irD^l^^^ 
«•  rieitbe^  did  htt^  AdM^lt  ib  V  foik  0iA  cmS^i  d 

*  of  the  Sciptfnt;  t-*\  ^ 

iRnr,'  fttribwAl  iii»' lofthif^ 
i«  wtyh  the  Qicoi&ifidn'of^ainir     fatoifiiif,  pittd^ff    . 
**  offAdw,  vMWhdiA;  beirt^l^  / 

1^  detdv«^P«Kdb#Q^Ghri%  by-^hm' bdi^jiiftl* 

«f  tfliliiiB^ 


^  jlBiiiL  Bwi 


'P>:^:h 


K 


iI^Cwbu 


?^^ 


::.j|- 


,;r*ii  .I--!..:  -.i , 


\^f^mjhfmit§i^l/l$s 


%i^!^^^^M^^ 


the  Bctttftaiiigft 
I  ^t  ^hao.  if 


•i  ^  U^^  yc^*;*<pftof  tfe|fltyri|iWBg  there. 
W  &^^^T:2S^#^  fjbfrTWuil  tbiH  iSe  per. 

lFyM5«-*4*iiM  ^ly  II  It  W  Duty  to  feck  after; 
[3  5'?^'»9**jf^i^^^  had.  butlfaikvei 

^^*'3^?W  ^  'Wnifed  tQ,thii  Divtnd 


AeTr  Sm-doomed.  With  their  F<^ty,, ;to Labour  wd 


cc 


.'V''    / 


«2^?^1^  ?^  ^^5^  5*N#59^*^  the  :0ii?jne 
^t.S^'?»Wment..-Go<f  dkJ  noTenvy  Adam  when  he 

trie.  cK?j3M 


* 


-5!  l*e 

hotti 

crof  cM 
ig  there* 
ftre  per- 
lEDJikif 
Ailktk 
ik  iter; 

3  Divind 

Mempo- 
s  De^eb,^ 

»  fecond 

^rlMddcii 

ctatof 

idiiir  for 
ouriirtd 

:ctrpthc 

s  Ffgiti' 
ig  4at 


Nrhemhe 
ibrWd 


W^ 


%«  recra^reti  liiil  ChUdrtw  Mdlil  ib«*  diiPM|M't  IT 

M  lihetiCmidi^  IhMildl^ 

M  qiofQihoutd  Wf1)lief  €Wav'#lio  b^^^t^ 

V  all  f^^BIs  DifnbrcHBi^etill^iNltiieirft  T 
«.«  firmed  out  of  Bu$Sh»  ^^MiMM  «lie'tiiii#Ul 
f^X^pulfidn  thence,  tudofilt  tlMbi^*E»>lli  wliltk  aneiw 

*  H|e  then  proceeds  to  tfiew  how  Mill  il  delitered  ftofli 
thele  Evils  from  .the  Pollution  of  Sin,  and  reftond  Hi 
Paradife,  after' the  RefurreAion,  throP  Jefui  Chrift.  >  1 

fretirut  in  manyPlacea,  Contfafts  chieEVifi  hvooriit  on 
us  by  Eve,  with  the  Benefits  we  receive  from  tbci  Virglii 
Mary— the  Difobedience  of  Adaiti«  with  the  Obedience, 
of  JerusChrtifc.  He  declardi*-*^  tha  human  Race,  in 

V  Confequrnce  of  Adam^l  Sin,  by  the  Subtilif  cf  iStM 

V  Serpen^,  to'  be'  bound  oVer  to  Death  %  bur  ladM 
**  from  th«>re  Bbnds  by  oiur  Saviour  f.  Thdi  Mm  Mt 
^^  formqd  in  the  Image  of  God*  \m  that  Image^-^ 
<f  thai^  we  became  Offenders;  Ocbton/iiid  Bnemiei'tQf 
*f  God,  by  Adam's  Siii— rhit  ife  werii  tn^  Oimlfttlr' 
<«  to  thfi  Devil  1  But  ani^vered  by  the  W0f4'|ki& 

V  Chrift^-are  formed  aifeir  in  the  Image  of^l^gdi  abd 

V  recon^ed.by  ^he  fecond  Adamf.  TKat^wkiteVcrwe 
<•  loft  t^  Adam,  as  to  the  image  of  God,  me  woilvar 
«*  again  by  »  Jefus  Chrlft..^.^^_^.That' -  IftfH^bmMl' 
\V  the  drong,  loofed  thof<^  that  were  weak^  ^iAttWed* 
*|  Salva^onupon  Man,  who  waa^the  V^c^UW^^mA" 
**  Hands,  deftroying  Sin— that  he  flew  Sio#  inade 
*!(  v^id  Death,  and  raifed  Man  to  t  fpiritua!  Life|.** 
And^'firequeotly  mentidni  fiaptifm  as  die  ordinary  Meana 
by  which  '0epuukt  of  there  Benefia  ^   :  ^ 

f  .0'  ,  ■     •     ..  ,1        ^    ■      ,:,■  <■••.'':',<  '•.»'•  9^ 

%pM^  A^ii^^^M  Ktoo»  tei|.toa,i 

f  im.  adver.  HeriBi  lib.  c.  Cap.  io»  it, 

Wt^**J  *         't  :^^ 


t 


Ibicl,  Uh. ).  Oip.  aQ.^> , 
Ibid*  lib.  It  Ctp*  i8« 


.  I  «r 


••  4.*     f '««4i« 


lib;  5*  Cap*  t5< 


\-i  I ) 


>'.  .  'I 


t^.ji'. 


•  % 


m;  .pioiMs  tnd  tccom- 

'mgkMlimt^ fktt  filch  Book/  No 


^f^tm^l^jf  ^  ^»^  Fall  in  Ad 
W^  ilm  lie'lKct,^   Nor  is  liclefi'cl«tr  and 


llH>liiiip»|  fili  Siri^-^-and  our 


X$;, 


M|||i(ka^4i^^  to  God  by  Jffus 

Chrift,  flrlM»ithc5feii6dlilhe««  fecond  Adaibi"  that 
Iqi^lljim  iM  i|it  to  britoe#ed|  have  the  Divine  Iimige 
pflfofedtOiUfv  indfliudlyrbe  reinftaicd  to  oiii  loHeiced 
Hetipoi*!   . .  ".  r  •  .^  ^^:?'^..'»   ..  -   ■ ., 

TmuUiiiiV*Opiiiioflup9^lit  ItofiiO'PftilgeaiiiM 
ihMa  hiiil«]V  S4*  Thirlndced;  he  contradidcd,  whrri  ho 
Wi  iiiioibmli  ungular  Notioot  about  ddayi^g  Baptifih; 
OOdindlfied  lo  Moficanilm*  But  chat  bii  SehtiiMit» 
iiffeidieiMVl0ii|A  tbii  Mnl^lriih  ocherChrifttaro;  befbrtf 
4M|Cvl»j9MMt«)»^  11  irridonc  from  feveral  Paflaget  in  hit* 
yMm.K  BufOeallrlT^  In  MrBook  oU  tht  f^hmnif  «f 
lAa..JMif  «*  iillvhich,?  liMcDopinobfen^i,  'f  fiiicef 
1«t||PCtdOrll«tfjMMiy  Fobc-ft^  ofcj 
^*llpilliDlft|»  wo  magi^Ulve  itwi 
•^  vmm^yftion  htfihpMMfeii^frofo 

in  tillcA'Pli^  %^  TcnutUa^ 

^S^]^0«U  Stou^  tbi  Aogel  of  Byil'i-^bf  whorf^ 

fM^lramlfreiil^  chathc^ 

*"    "  *  ihf  poninuuiii^nt  of'  God,  and  wai( 

\Xo  Ikicbi  froln'hehce  cke^  whol^ 

btmi^it  ittfoAodi'andpnrtdLek* 

•i^5Wili4IlM0mna*mi'j?    •     -  -     /    .     f^ 

.        ItJfvotU&ibrt  too^MioM' to  r^He^  Teftiiii6itfei'of 

^4ltthli^»Eiibflff!/bcfew^  P6la|ioi.    The  Sp«cJinenItteT6 

'      let  down  fiom  thetarinAlortheint  willihcircheir  5enti<iM 

'I    litnts  on  diit  Point.  The  reft  i^  g^eraTrun  in  che  fame; 

Qnnodi  »cmi^hc|iQ«fpdci^ 


iHanyt 

hetaiH 
tained 
laughi 


Thi 
f« 

ifiMMd 

bomi 
oTiBa] 

nocen 

»«  am 
1»«  wii 
«  hd 

^^••fai 

'*bafiii 

*«  thf 

^«  fin 

•«  ffi 

'    It 
meat 

Alk 

fom 


t'Wibial  Sin,  •nd  out  F»ll  «  Adwn.    He.  MM. 

'  StbTAwHwo*  foiwi  n«w  Opiiuw,  i»*M>  >««"«» 

Sried  further  thwi  »«»»«~*^^  "**'"''*.  ^T*^ 

ftetwKtht  rtotbing  tb«t  w«  n«»,  Th«.Doaiioe  » «««* 
uu^ht  by  theChriftiM  Cfi!«^.  »f>  we^^  **"'*'*^^  * 

^Ubiiog-tteCafc  •nd^theBjp^n.  ••'J"*"^' 
•w  founded^  the  Andemion  thw  Doarinji  to  occ»p. 
Ifeiied fooie to rtpoft of  PdMJu*.  who^au^**  J^w 

oftBapcifm.    01  thi.  he*  om^niMd  «  •  .Jj*^.*;!;:', 
iwcent,  Bifliop  oJ  »«*».    "  Meo  toid«  iw^  J«ytl  ,. 
he.  "  a»il  l!<»eniedtheS*OTme»«olBaptlfiwWto»^^ 

M  withiut  Ihelle«kil»pti«»0t  Chhft.    W*«rc»4  *wr . 
«•  bwd,  nQiiefeii  of  ..^f  impkwi  M***^*"  J^J** 
«».f«,tM«£  W«ntt>"  VJ»  th«nhB«  flwM*  "••  ^> 
^*b«IpSed-    "  Ppr  who  ii «» igno«»n(i<rf'w««j'*'"«f »» 

^fUecdWiV-  f»y  iti  *  AiA.  «hy*  '**»;^!I»tJl!l!?. 

»*  Wocd* ,  irtm  can -be  fc(  int^ofu  •»  »'  ■'*^;j"'*"t. 
"'  f»  nMtae  thenwiAft  ofithrfOknfed^mirtJ.HeWMT  ^jMHl 

k  «ti»fi«rirar  ki^aid; «« •*»  '»'^*'^ JJPT  ■ 

'    It  fcould  be  obferyed,  th«  Peliffu*  wm  •  Man  of  no 
meaJPartt  or  Leaniiiik^    Hfchad  not  only  tr»veU«4 

tcmetTiKm   N**n*tof  l*«M«l«»*  ^w»>'"^ 


•ff 


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f  Apia  Aiig»ft.  Ibtftt^.  Origin.  Ctp.  171  l«*  /  ' 


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i#4    ^       jfif^ 

4lie^^fghakni  ,4niwh  fbm  Ihftnt  Bapdrrn,  to  Wve 
Ori|ifial  Sn  ^  ind  altho*  it  had  greatly  ferved  his  Catife 
to  i^roduttt  any  Inftance  iwherc  Infant  Bapc tfni  was  hdt 
vfiKT,  orti^acicwas  but  alltePraaice  :  Yethe  could 
^doneither.  •'*''    •     ■  ^  • ;  v^^n:. >urh;  'v:'--:  ■  >'.■-".. ;b..iTr-  •  :;^^:^ : 

•  Thefie%^ftimonies  iof  the  primitive  Chriftians  being 
io  ckArin  Favdur  of  Infant  BAptifm,  and  Anabaptilts 
liOtWi^hgaity  Thing  of  Weight  to  oppofe  tothem^  en? 
deavburCb  evade  the  Force  of  them»  by  finking  the 
Credit  of  the  Fathers.  Thty  fw— That  Infant  Commu-* 
ition,'  ^  ^aditiiniftring  the  Sacriment  ^f the  Lord's  Stijp- 
per  ib  Infants^  was  ks  fr«f«nient  in  me'pAiii^iye  Church' 
ai  Ipffaht  Bapdfm.  Thit  lK>th  were  Errorsi  which  crept 
intbihe  ChUrth  ^  and  firtetth0  Fathers  were  confefiedly 
wroi^g  iH^oihtof  Infant  C0mniuiiion,th^  flioi|ld  M^ 
be  d^raicid  Wirongin  bajp^ibglnfisnts.     ^  ,     > 

Hai#  Ifkdlf^  ii  the  Fate  of  the  p^^^  Their 

Ufl^  ^rte  dti^ot^  to  theirDivine^Mafter  :  in  his  Ser- 
vice iheyOridtnrent  painfull' 1^  hat^ 
«id  ;^^                  Sidcftl^  Aftar  eshibtting  IHuftri^ 
0^  il^^li^  of  the  Pfki^  of  fats*ftdi»^^^   ¥ery  muhf ' 
ofthim  i<m^itwithtiieir'P          And^eveirnow,  their ' 
Alfa«t  ire'ni^t  jpmnitted  to?fl«e^  in  P          Kew  Pcirfe- ' 
cutiofii^i^  lyuMf  «gji^  th^     For  ktjhetr  Writing^' 
but  ccmtrldii^inf  liew,  i^ft^rc  Ofnnicm^^^^ 
F^iUng^<-<4i)idl^]^^                                         in^dv ' 
liaH«^^.^^t9itiH^K^  l&f^mrikfidt^^ 
proclatttitidi  And  not  only  tliit)  but  th^  are  bnoded' 
«i^&im^>attd  Crimes  as  theb  firft  Pcrfecutors  lerved ' 
tbnn,  of  which  they  never  were  guilty  ♦  l" 


To 


a:\ 


•  0f^^^a>r9,  twp   f^mut  hm^kn  Sfi'^Daille,   HrwSk 

ia&^  ft^iiWM«^£ii«n, 'M^ 

Itjf  fcii^MmiK  #it  diofe  who  l»ve  a  violent  am  to  Hipcerodox 
Kotimif^  m^Nu^^  propagtte  the#,  oithg^  wlio  iBGL  to  bo 


To  the  above  Allegation,  I  •n(wer.^<J«Wtt  %J 
pofing  it  true,  which  it  is  not,  th  it  Infant  Commwgoit 
JJas  pradifcd  in  the  primitive  Ghurch  i  and  Aippofinf 
it  alio  to  be  wrong,  which  it  ceminljr  it  i  yet  no^.ftlir 
Conclufion  can  bt  drawn  hence  that  will  be  preftidiciai 
to  Infant  Baptifm.    For  it  will  not  follow,  that  becaufe 
Infant  Communion  if  wronfe  Infant  Baptifm  « ^J^^ng 
idfo.    Bccaufc  |he  Nature  of  Baptifm  18  quite  di^nt 
rrofti  that  of  thejEucharift/ the  one  ia^an  >nH»*«»nf 
Ordinance,  by  ^bich  Pcrfons  are  dedicated  to  God,  ana 
tntcM  into  Covenant  with  him.    Infanta  art  at  capable 
of  this  at  A<^alt8  J  and  accordingly,  Infants,  by  the  txr 
prefs  CommJ^nd  pf  the  Almigjity.  wrc  thu$  dedicated 

„tO»im«:.   . .   ■..„■.■    ■.      -V    ,-•   „   ■-,■:•,      '■    «'•■■'    ■■■■;  _^^.^     . 

'  The  Sacrament  of  the  Lord's  Supper,  ts  a  commemori- 
tinaOrdiliancfe,  as  appears  by  thcWords  of  it?  Inftitutioa. 
It  Stobc  cclebraftd  in  Rimtmbraiiceoi  pur  Saviour  i 
*hi<;b  COtomcmoration,  Infants  arc  incapable  of  j  and 
the  Ordinance  therefore  is  improper  for  them.  -  Oreven 
if  there  was  no  fuch  Difference  ^twecn  the  Sacraj- 
ifiits, -Ifis  but  weak  Realoning'  to  (ay,  that  becaufe 
'  ncicnts  erred  in  the .  one  Inftance,  therefore  they 
erJtftin  ^brother.  It  is  much  the  fame  as  to  infer* 
bccaufea  JPerlbri  is  wrong  in  one  Cafe,  he  there§?re  can- 

iot  be  right  in  any.  ,     ',  \r 

^  Butl  anfWer  further— The  Opinion  that  Infants  re*- 
bcivedth^  Communion  for  the  firft  400  Years  after 
Chritt,  and  t  liiight  fay  much,  longer,  is  one  of  thoie 
▼ulftar  Errors"' that  hath  been  Cwallowcd  without  Exa«» 
^  ^  V      >  mination 


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g^M 


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I 


lifUer  tlia4  «dM*iSi^«»  «'  thole  #holw<wUtt!e  about  them,  ait 
lSS«l^«flioto^iJ»fe  wliodeiw«dat|  ^  Fathers.  Jtuch  tjppro- 
^o^Sdoimm^  ta4g«iige  hii*1keii  wwreAdii  them  sand  y«< 
^^^^^^^^mUy*^^^^^  .Honour*©  tielB 

SiAy  of  ihem  wh«^  poquence,  Learning,  and  AWlfties,  woibch, 

¥iL.   hSif^  beeilV]fidi<aMniUyfiDnitli^i;^gei  1»»«^ 
^Onft  tkSby >lN  atevftwofdif  sAuchort,  and  by  diaay  ofhen. 


t 


r^ii 


lic^lar'Enli^.  1  d<:tiy  lelk  l^ii^,  txAth  better  E^enc« 
IgpiDdiiMibr  4t  than  tiaf  yet  ^ppeaifd.  Th6re  wiu  no 
Itith  tlifaig  in  ^  Chn^ari  ChMr(;h,  as  Infant  Coipina- 
ttiioh^  fanitAr  and  |Mroperly  f|^idcilig,  during  ihe  l^eriotd 
3  Isiire  inmuoned.  1 

TbeVery  firft  who  menitonedany  Tiling  that  faronre^ 
this  Ylodon,  or  lobkedthi)  Way*  w48  C^i^^riah,  i|i  hiK 
Book  concefningthe|Lf|^  1.  e.  thole  ^6  \k:\\ 
in  Tiiiie  bf  Perlecu^on^  w)ii<ih  the  jeacned 
^earToti,  and  Fdl*  hfte  |»li^d  4ii.  DOift,  ^ii 

j«   Til^  i    6M;    >^  I^lirehts    ibili 

'^  in  Hafte    from    the  JPerlectitici^^   iiifis   carelfftfjr 

«'|eft  irith   her  Nurfc.     thfe   6irl  Ir^ 

^^  lierMurfe  to  the  Migii&atti,  ^ho^aVe  ti^r  foiqc 

«*  Bread  and  Wihe»  which  j^mained  or  th^ifHe^heo 

^  Sacrifice.    Afi^rwslrds  her  Parents  r^eiy«l  jch^i^^^ 

.  «*  an4  her  Mother  ^ng  her  0  nn  ^fkinmf  of  Chts- 

^  ftians,  (he  frequently  M  into  Convvl^ona  in  the 

^  Time  of  Grayer.    Vilien  1>ivlne  SerVjce  ifU  endc4^ 

^*  and  the  DeacQfn  w^  handipg  theEuchari%i»I  Cmp 

«•  thofe  who  w«;re  prefeht|eacE  received  it  iii  Ws  it'urni 

*^  but  when  he  camcito  tMiGii^li'ihe  turned  away  Ikerfacc^ 

«*  ihut  her  Mouth,  and  refuM  ^fe  Deacon 

«*  hdwevcr^fiM»and  fiw ^ 

**  into  her  Mouth  }  upbti  which  %  was  iov&ed  wi^  f. 

f*  VoitiittQg -y  and  the  Sacrasbent'did  liotfi^yln  hfx 

^%Iouthv  at^diiddy,  that had:been before  jlolluted'^:^ 

v^^^hlsistheSubftance  of  What  Cyprian  relates  ton* 

cerningthis  Matter.    Ifef:!eisihe^iAliod|ii^y InftaiiCii 

of  ttel£iiid-*-the  oiily  J^roK^  6>r  fefa^t  Cbnintiiuoii 

^  is  ||M«QQ^  £E>r  the  6ift  #J9ttr  Hibiiiifli  ¥«pi9i^^  |^ 

fwr  5a^%iiir  f.  Afl4  itisaW^ii^ 


.Child,  ptob«bWat^vc!«Mrfixye«r»oMttle»ft.  For 
^,mi«  w«b.nffl«dtwoY«mJTomC«rtkaM.  bjm 
«terhi»Ravrn*»t  hewa.  prtfent  wtitti  AU  A^ 
hippened-hwr  long  iftsr  J»  pot  "JF"'^?  ^"  2S 
arfmoft  have  been  three  or  fogrTeOT  old  when  left 
&  ha>arei»»»  for  otherwife  Ihe  co«dd  not  W  etf 
of  theHeadien  Sacrifice  of  Bread  »nd  Wipe,  i^  ^  -: 
The  moft  that  can  be  drawn  troro  thi«  InWnee  ft, 

thatChildren,  notlnfantv  *«•« W^"'*"?."  S^^ 
muoion.  And  it  u  granted,  that  the  pnmitive  Chnftwiu 
■did  tometimei  admitJPerfons  to  that  Sacrament  mwA 
younger  than  we  do.  ^hia  they  d}d  fromp^^ertwU 
JioniWtives,  to  train  *«n  %"in  the  bjbw^  Vfe^^ 
•fci.  Ordinance,  as  *«  carry  Children  to CMt^.F^ 
^r  Citcninftances,  they  judged  that  Childtpa  *oni 
fix  to  right  or  ten  Years  pld  njijjht  ««a«^«*J*'?*J 
ment  i  %A  aocordingly.  fon>et«roes,  adnwrnftred  it  to 
them :  We,  ftom  the  Circumftances  rf  our  Time, 
think  it  improper,  and  therefore  ^o  "^i^  «^^*.  JXTri^ 
it.  Iti»  ce^that  in  Piwntpf  Age,  It  mi^ht  be  rig^tlj 


>.:.'A. 


22^^  wlfiSUdth«S«ift  n<w  Lade.  «na  mAe.  itfimify, -A*^ 
ZCZ&Xnif.   I  iW«l  tkMittfcly  believ*  he  tad  <«?•  §W 

>»r';/^  j__    '^1       IT    II    il  ii  liiiiTi'itllMhii  iiiiltlirrt 


I" 

I 

It' 


.^ 


/ 


y^Jb^nerthfui  it  iswppMpi,  rveif  by  t^/Qniigrft 
im^lii<;t|fif  t  und  Dcrli^j^  if  the  fimr  bi^iani^i^if  th^t 


iC  ^jpirit  of  %4U  Pie^^^ 

lOpuih  llfltprevtikd  among  primi^ia.^  Chrirfilni» 
jriR  tnii^t;  it  ihe  feme  Agf  ai  they  did^, ' #!^m4tComiou- 

1  Rrom;  Cyprian  to  Agftin.  and  Irinoccnf,  Biftop  ojf 
iRbnie'Vw  «  vtndje  of  tt^ore^^^  too  Tears,  in  wlii#l| 
**cr!od,  nkhg*  the  CKrfftiaii  Writers  were  ^merous, 
jpK  1$  no  ^^0^|tionpf  Infants  receiving  the  Commupioo* 
n  the  two  (liter,  and  ibmr  otiicr  Writers  of  tncir  fkiip^ 
there  are  fonoe  general  Expreflions  to  this  I^i|:pofc-r-* 
«  fhat  none  c?w  have  ctcriml  l-ife,  except  they  eat  tlie 
«!jI3eOi;6fdmft,  anddrinfeh^  BIood*-^ffbA)¥^ce 
(om^  feariidp^Men  havetoo  haftily  concluded^  that  tjSey 
klfl  It j^iolutd^^^  nece0ary  for  Infants  to  receive  th^ 
EOi^^,  inprd^  0be tayed ;  and  from  theocfiiig^ 
l^j^jred  dicPradice  of  Infint  ComifnMnipiu^^  ^^^^^^^^^^^,  V^^^ 
'  wi  tte  v#ry  learned  t>u  WaterUnc^  wh«  ;  treife 

l^r^kwity  aind^Ju^^^  that  t(iis  Opi^ 

^{oillsVithdcit  any  FouVidation  %,  By  a  careful  IhVcfti^' 
«rioh  pf^h^t  thefe^thcrs  belieycd  cbncerningBjmtifit* 
ftr  hiJth  provei  that^  fliey  1)elic^  no  luiphj  l^eceffity  p| 
ftceiying  the  Eu^iharift.  'They  judged  that  the  Particif 
pation  oi  Chdg^ajk%  and  filodd,  whleb  was  Mtt^rf 
to  the  Salv^tioii^^  Infints^^as^  obtitlned^  in  Baptiihi^ 
Accordtnjjilyt  i^^ oftwipr^wc<td pur Saviour^Wprd^ 
ipiii)  viv  53.  to/evince  the  ffeceftity  of  Baptiftfi,  y\x^ 
Fulgentius,  as  quoted  by  Mr.  Bingham  f,  founds  th^ 
Kcceffitypf  iton  that  Texif,  arid  fays-^-"  Fdrismu^; 
<«  aiitnf)irf  b<  perceived  hy  any  conpderatc  Maki,  thlt 
«v  thi^  ]^le(hbf  Chrift  iseat,  and  his  Blood  is  dnink  iii; 
f^  the  Laver  of  Regeneration^  ^  In  anotfier  PJace  quoted 

\  t^SeeliSflMQiryeoiicenungfn^t  Oommiinkm,  at  A?  Bnd^ 
ii$  SeeoBiiVfli1iiii»drSermonionfevcralimpoitiBt8«l;j^  Ice*  ; 
f   CMsiMld^' Book  ir>  duy*  iP>  f  ^^ 


fi.>i-^<k,- 


rcyiiled 


pre 
bri: 


in  yiUk^ 

y  cat  the' 

that  i&ef 
five  th^ 

fi     tTtM 

,  IhVcfti^ 
ecffitypi 

Bftpcifm, 


I. 

indt  ih^ 

tkf*  thiS^ 

Jffink  u^ 
|e^»  Ice*  s 


lion  il  RTOUtld^ 


^  ii^MMiict^Mibii^k  ho  iaarr" 

i«  iM«d  4if  Aft  Ewimil»       %»irti 
•«  liirelf  Mio^  «i4  iMiiht  1)f  ^ 
He  <hei|  addttctt  Fkii^  fSriciAitll 
ctusiflft  Afient^^    .  >       ■  m^ 

Ids^  wli6lroiii  grMMt  mckradoiit  of  thefe  Finiicri 
CMeerakig  tlie  Neotfliey  of  eating  iho  Pl«(h  of  die  601I 
of  mIa  and  drinking  Ilia  Biood,  ha«ie  ooneluded  tAief 
belioredit  was  neceflary  for  Infants  to  rtotivvtlii 
CoRimnnoii.  ' 

in  ihort,  tliere  U  ii6  «letr  EtrldeM,  liiii  mctr  fi|/iMa 
i*tire  dUittedtoilie  Communion  before  che  laner  End 
^i^^b$b^  «nd  Seginningor  the  ninfk  Ccnturies^^ 
when  IflH0»anoe  ond  farlMfity  had  ovc^l^Mid  Bmc^  i 
mA  mmy  «o6  Efior*  had  crept,  or  began  to  «fiipl 
teto  the  L^  Abom  «iC  Feriod^  i^fli^ 

€b«imunkii  mm  onAMitacedly  praftiled  \  but  e^a  1*. 
JiKdarkiacaie'of iktCbofdi,  k  ib«iO€  g«ier4«  iio# 
^iing  ^ondnuance.  Asdid  IMbiHioT TfanfilbiUnli^^ 
dicUmgiiiied^Intofi  CoainnMiioo  left.  Ground  %  itid 
wa^  fofvaslciiilnrth  giMrJ^liad  i^ 
fore  the  ^eformattbn }  tho'  perhaps  retained  in  a  tew. 
Places,  I3|ntil  sibout  ^at  Time.  f  ^   • 

From  thiaNotipn  diercforc  of  Infant  Cojrihiuniott 
there  is  no  Reafon  to  wesdcen  either  the  Teftimony  pr 
Audiority  of  the  Fathers  of  the  four  firft  Centunoi  in 
Favour  of  Infant  Bapdfm.  For  it  is  certain,  that  theife 
was  ik>ri|ch  Thing  as  Infant  Conuaunion  in  the  ChrilP^; 
tbnGhtfrch,withvuhat Period.  ,^'    ,v^ 

I  OiaUjuftobierye  further  by  Way  of  Conclofion  ta 
this  Seftion,  That  t|i^  Authm  who  aiord  fiiAtlwr 
CroA  l«r  MM  ^^ttftHk  affiJKtuiilibv  that  Mlvtodet 


it 


Wroon  mr  sitanc  oapniB%  unnipwii 

4^111191^  in  t|^  qhn^p<^h^  jn^ 


-J 


^nccrn.  laf.  Com.  p.  114* 


'J.yi 


't. 


„■/>■■' 


if^^'-^'f-^' 


sir  .  An  mpv  on  hfimi  Bsfifp. 

Illation  no  more.  fSMirwIei  iirw^ 

"  'j|»lbrthcTnlihof 

■tb^mmmm^W^'^.  Prophecy--;nay. 

todifprovethefeFadi.  tf  they  coifld  v  whlch>  however* 
Ibey  could  not  do,  w  the  Perfons  on  whom  thev  were 
wrought^  were  living  tdconlute  them,  had  they  at- 

ifow  if  Infant  Baptilm  be  fuc^       Error  as  Anabap. 

^s  fancy,  hovTjhaW  we  reconcUe  the  univcrfal  Prac- 

Vice  of  it  in  the  primitive^  Church,  K^th  this  Interpof^ 

tion  from  Hcaveii  In  its/Bchalf  ?  If  liecording  to  theif 

Opinion,  Infant  Bapdim  be  invalid,  then  there  was  no 

'iSc  Church  at  tthia^ime.    Can  ^e  iuppofe  that  ow 

layiQur^  who  hat^romifedto  1^  with  his  Church  to  the 

gndof  Ae  Worrat  would  permititeveninitslirfwg^ 

fell  into  fuclMm  Error  as  would  unchurch  «nd  dOToy 

it  J  and  yc<,  at  the  fame  time,  ftretch  forth  HisH*"* 

to  fupport  and  enUrge  it  by  Miracles  ?  How  mcwdiWe* 

how^ious  would  the  Suppofition  bo  I  :'  :^'- ■■:,,':  :^:'^: 


y^: 


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that  Pei 
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France, 
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will  al^ 
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JBC*t 


4fi9r^  Enquiry  into  tbi  Pfsfffice  of  /&f  Waldenfef  and' 
^^  ^Aibigcnfci^ j^^ 

FROM  the  Time!  of  Auftin  to  the  twelfth  Ccntuiy; 
the  Evidence  for  Infant  Bapttfm  is  clear.    It  was 
theuniverfal  Praaice  of  die  Chriftian  Church  during 
chat  Period,  as  Anabaptifts  themfehrcs  acknowledge,  tt>^ 
admit  Infanu  to  that  Ordinance.  *a  :'  ^  ^ 

About  the  latter  End  of  the  1 2th  Century,  a  People  '\ 
whooppbfedthe  Errors  of  the  Church  of  Rome,  were 
diftinguiflied  by  the  Name  of  WMnfii^  from  one  Pe- 
ter Waldo,  a  wealthy  and  learned  Citizen  of  Lyons,  in 
France,  who  was  a  famous  Leader  of  that  Sea.  Anti* 
pootobapdfb,  claim  tbefe  as  their  Predeceflbrs,  in  de-^ ' 
nyinglnfuit  Baptifm  \  plume themfelves'  with  the  No* 
tion,  and  exult  on  having  their  Authority  and  Ex- 
ample t>n  their  Side ;  as  thole  who  have  a  weak  Caufe^ 
will  al^Fays  catch  at  any  Thing  that  will  contribute  to 
itipportit.  .  ■        .  :  '  :  ;■   ■'     •-  v.; -'rr^' '/-■■-.,,-       ': 

;^Were  their  Claim  in  this  ever  fojufli  I  cannot  <30ii^' 
cdve  the  AcquiMon  would  be  mat*  orihat  it  would*' 
juftify  their  Pra6Hce*    F<)r  the  Contiiy<lk^-cond^ 
Infant  Baptifm  muft  beinaltyidtatfi^mtiii^^^         by  the 
Opinion  or  Praaicie  of  ^  Wald^df^  but  by  the  An- 
Aority  of  Scripturi^    If  Scriptbr#  be  againit  itt  the 
Waldenfes,  fuppbfiiig;  them  to  be  Poedol^pdfts,  cDHCild', 
not  ibjitiortic^    fiut  if  It  be  tat^t  iii  Sbnpture*  and 
fiiA^ly  dediiiirible  theifce;  die  Authority  ^f4ie  WakieniiM»^ 
hdwicafiM:  <bev#  tb^  «^^  oppdfiiip 

it*  ^^)6smm^ttxm^      cannor  ov^threw  it.  We^ 
tolMteady  fiJBWhil  A  Scripture  af» 

l^lii^daUf  pf  JifuiBi^^  idlb  the  fipfti^ 


I    1 . 


■   ■  » 


i  /  : .  ■ 


Y 


>*  = 


K    V 


,{«  of  the  fcur  firft  Cenmriei  of  Chriftunim  whlth 
i^ukkfci'dttKreMeft  of  «ny  hum«n  Authonty-'-r 

.-J  ilf».  AnaltiDtiiU  in  qoiet  Pofleffion  of  their  fanaed 

Sn!   •  BdtTce  tSft pioS. perfecuted People,  we juft- 
&«S  ffilwliMft.  &  «ite  Truth,  of  thereof. 

5ff5^»W.Qpp>to  of  the  Er«)»  of  ^P«^V;! 
XkTiiwj  Of  »  Ac  learned  wA  excellent  BlO»pN^^^ 

t^c^hdirai-.-"  The  Proteftanu of  thii  A^ t :  -- 
Kfn^'"!^"  to  .Bq^ire  whether  th^were 

^^i^^lt:^'?^  i.  involved  i»^«*.c1h 
Sf^SftSn^otAe  »eater  Part  of  then  Records 

SSrf  AmoubW  of  them  flom  tWfe  v*o  weie  their  Ene- 
^  iMof^e  «•«  2; MrfSc*  diAated.  to  j«ftrfy 

gKMlent'«d  eontr«fi&nr.  *»^^  "  ^^l^JS"? 

faLnus  Criel  »  wane  at  any*  Certtrtty..  However, 

•  SS^»^S**«Sfaft  W»cta«  Evidence  to  conv«« 

.^^*^Sn^^  *»t  *e  Waldenfes  we  not 


_iiiiiiarror  Cm 
Book  I.  ^l«J^  !•  P- •• 

V 


> 


An  I5^t  *  ***  *'*>^  *•* 

indcUcd  by  fcv««l  Nwnetv  «uch  •iV.lknfe.,  Vm« 
dS..  Lwnift..  Paurine..  &C.  ThU  UM«nd.ntly  t^^ 

S  ^who  have  trMtd  the  Origin,  Optaiom  .nd  P«al. 
^*^.hrfe  P«.pl«.   '"ith  as  much    Accuracy  as  tM 
Memorials  ol  them,  yet  wmaming.  would  admit.  The^ 
Saw  flirwed  that  the'  true  Chriftiah  Doftane.  as  noW 
Lfeffed  and  taught  by  Pmteftants.  waj  P^^^;«<^ 
S,em,  from  thel-ime  of  the  ApoMes ,  •«fM&om  t« 
TeftimonSes  of  even  their  Adwftwi.  haye  cleared 
them  of  thofe  Alt«r8oni  that  were  thrown  up6it  thenu 
Indeed  Rayneru.,  an  Inquintor  againft  them,  in  % 
Middle  of  the  i3th_  Cehtupr.  i.  «•  ^  ^"t-,^^ 
Its*,  owns  the  Antiquity  ofthe  Vaudris*  «f  L<N»i^f 
?.  Of  all  the  Sea.  that  art  ^haW  bf  n»' fay.  h^ 

"none  »for"'^**J**j2*f*I^^'«iwfe 
"  ODOtMeft of  Lyons,  tot  thrte  **•«»».    |.  BecWft 

f.  ^  from  the  Time  rf  '^'^..SL  1^ 
«  thetlmeoftheApotl*^  a,  ''fi^^JriS^ 
«  numerous.  This  Seft  hath  crept  mto  »''?'«>«  wry 
..  Country.  3.  Wherea.  olher  Se^»  .by  their  WJ^he. 

«  theLe5.ift.  hath  the  Aj^araiice  of  great  Mw» 
"for  they  U«  hoi*tly  in  the  Sight  of  Men, 
..  £uew  aUThinm  ri^oy  concerning  God.  «Bd  aH 

«  the  Church  of  Rome  oiHyt-     Anobl?  T<iftitoon| 

««SSiSS?tKiS^^ 

*w  Ae'AjSaenfa,  ft  t«»eifKH!i  AH>y,  inthe  Swr 
^;^'^^Mdthe^^  ^ 

I  ^^Pe» Iccta- 1^  *  *^  ««P  «',M'' 


■ .« 


"K 
■* 


/ 


Irf4  An  i^.on  li^M  B^m. 

yrtldenfet,  being  origjnftUy  t  Colony  from  them,  iiid 
JMoreed  in  Pfinciplet  with  tbem,  longbctore  the  Time 
0fWtldo$. 

Mr.  Wall  fuppofes  that  **  amons  the  Waldenfea 
••there  were  leveral  Sefts,  and  tbitmme  of  them  dc- 
•<  nted  Infant  Baptifm  V*  If  by  Waldcnfcs  Ijc  means, 
'ALL  thofe  who  were  called  fo  by  Ronian  CM|iplic9,  he 
judged  right.  For  there  were  feveral  Maopieet  that 
Jived  among  them,  often  diftinguilhed  by  (!b$  Name  of 
CMtlmrit  who  denied  all  Water  Baptifm.  Thefe  were 
confounded  with  the  trueWaldenfes,  and  the  latter  char- 
ged with  their  Principles.  But  if  he  meant  the  real 
Waldenfca  and  Albigenfes;  who  were  Members  of  the 
ETangelical  Churches,  in  the  ValS^s  of  Piedmont,  and 
ibuthem  Parts  of  France,  I  differ  Irbm  him  in  Opinion. 
I  think  itisevi4ent,|hat  thefe  were  Poedobaptifts,  and  that 
it  wa|  thdrft^eral,  uniform  Plraaice  to  b^tize Infants; 
altbo*  pMne  Iiidiylduals  mi^^eni^ruin^enttmf  nts  con- 
cdrnin(^  themtureof  it  difi^nt  from  thofe  of  others, 
which  IS  probably  the  Ctfe  in  e^ry  'Church  now  upon 
Earth.  Before!  |>ro<;ced  to  4)&1»  that  this  was  the  Cafe« 


««#, 


It 


'«^  4  tfflWiti  nlii  fifpnu  AlBx's  Reml^lu  on  the  Churches  of  the 
'Jklbimret.  JPrbm  f(^  U  iai4  i>y  toe  two  excellent  Writen, 
c^^ecially'tlie.utten itappcuvilMt  Mr.Limboich,iwho  wrote  about 
the  ikiiie  Time  with  him*  jni  wtong.  in  aflertinfl^hAtthe  Walden- 
fct  and  AHyimfti  were  ^mifTeicnt  Seai/'inMdd  diffetont  Opi- 
siohi," :  the  latt*r  heing  ^eUned  to  Mankhteifni.  ^Hift.  of  the  In« 
fluifit.  Bode  I.. Chap.  8.  The  Albig4pnf«s,pro^ly inch,  hdd  the 
lam*  Principlet.  with  the  Waldenfes ;  nor  were  they  «any  more  tinc- 
iured  with  MarticKdfai  thy  they,*  at  Lidilk>i^  mppdfes ;  but  falfe- 
^  charged  with  it  by  thexr  i  Adverfaries^ .  on  who^  Calnilnniei  he 
loundf  his  Opinions  hThiiaOphiion/Ji^  the  more'  Wprking,  as  he 
«WBt — "  That  many  of  thofe  impioua  Ti^ets  t^ar*  afcnbed  by 
4<  Banmius,  &c.  totheWal4en(e8  and  Albige&Yes..  were  invented 
«<  dot  Of  mere  Hatred,  iind  torehder  them  del^iAI^  lh«>7eople.»* 
tehwtsMofaably  ledintoit;4>yfindmgiik^MinQtesoftheI^^ 
iSmmidreExaminations  of  ManichcMamonr  thofe  <9f  the  latter 


d^  fthner ;  Whidi  oiihr  ihewi  that  AeMank^*W«)rerotore 
BomerlMia  amoitg  tbv -Albigenies  that  tib'  Waldeniet^i  ^^  eUe 
.jyyc  mow  I 


iWall'i 


jrK_ 


Bajp.  Pan  a.  Chap.  7. 


V,  rflvK  .-, 


»1?  ;,'  .*» 

0 


-•ih^' 


^uf-; 


nr^ 


c  were 
Tchar- 
le  real 
1  of  the 
nt,.  and 
pinion, 
indthat 
nfants; 
Its  con- 
others, 

W  UpOB 

leCafci 


«  of  the 

Writen, 
Dte  about 
Walden- 
cnt  Opi- 
F  thein« 
held  the 
tore  tinc- 
but  falfe- 
nnies  he 
ijj;,  u  he 
nbed  by 
invented 

lofthela- 
t&e  Utter 

re     ' 


y  Ad  EJfaf  on  Infimi  Bspajm.  »«8 

it  will  firftbe  neceOarv  to  inform  the  1Uid«r;  whei% 
and  how  thefe  MamcWscame  amonff  them,  .r 

The  Manicheei  were  a  pernicious  Seft  of  Writic^ 
who  had  their  Rife  from  one  Manes,  in  the  third  Cent 
tury,  in  the  fourth  Year  of  Aurelian's  Reign,  accordm^ 
to  Epiphanius,  which  coincides  with  An.  Doni.  a74|^ 
pr  according  toothers.  An.  Dom.  a??-    '^he  foilowt;  ^ 
iiig  are  fome  of  the  wild,  blafphemous  Tenets  thqr  h^Idr 
— •*  Thit  there  were  two  inde^df  nt,  eternal  Beings* 
«  the  one  good,  the  other  evil,  between  whom  there 
*«  was  perpetual  Difcord— That  every  Man  |i«d  two 
«*  Souls  i  a  good  Soul  from  the  good  Being,  *n^U 
«*  Soul  trom  the  evil  Being,  and  frpm  thefe  orocced^ 
**  theoppofite  Motions -of  Good  and  Evil  in  MfukuKt^ 
**  That  Chrift  had  hisXRefidence  in  the  Sunt  ^nd  wa§^ 
«  the  Serpent  which  tcrtjptcd  Eve— Tbut  the  Evil  ^ 
"  ing  gave  the  Law  to  Moies— That  Maw  J^^^J^^ 
w  Paraclete,  or  Comforter,  promifed  Vy  Chri(t--Th^ 
«  Bapiifm  was  unneceffary,  and  therefore  to  be  reicOed' 
«  —That  Wirte  was  the  Gall  of  the  Princ?  of  Patlwfi*^ 
<*  which  they,  on  that  Account,  laid  afidc  iB^the  EiH 
*«  charift.-- That  it  was  unlawful  to  marry,  thQ;  thff 
*«  wajlowed  in  che  greatcft  Impurities— That  ijw«^ 
«'  l^nl^wfviltogotoWar,  to  eat  Fleflf,Eggt,  Chee^» 
♦i  or  Milk,  as  proceeding  from  the  Evil  B^iig  »  aii4^ 
H  they  denied  the  Reftirrcaion  of  the  Body  V  «npwuj 
and  extravagant  as  thtfe  Principles  wcfc,  aad  det^e4 . 
as  their  A^ctors  wer^  by  Chriftians :  Yet,  to  the  Dil^ 
mrace  of  hu^ian  Nature,  thejr  had  many  Fpltowcw,. 
iuid  continued  long  in  the  Ghriffian  Churrfi, 
*•  The  Time  and  Manner  -of  thefe  Herptics  comma : 
among  the  Waldenfcs  and    AlWgcpf?!.  .  is   felated: 
%  Hfteran4Allw,  putdfZonar*»>p£oth?r  Writers, 
in  the  jfollowing  Manner.    In   the    Tenth  genturya 
Theodores, Pifltt^  of :A0tiq^[li  f^bligfldrtljP  ^f$^m 

Iphnrlfcii^ifcw,  19  baniSi  ite'l4llBrt>W»  wfcQ  *^^mv 

' '■  •••",  .         ■\-\' -'".■■■■'-  :-^ ■:■'..:'  .-\<  ■■■    lettecl  • 


.^/' 


.      __!-*_. !_-„.i-_ , ^'_. ■  _"!.  -     ._ : 1. ^ 


~> 


■:■*'. 


X, 


y 


■■■   /■■■v.    •     r 

ibAeidiiiS«ft|lNiitNWeft.    The;  feitkd  Iniufgi- 

tUy  aftcnraitfs  kl  Ddintti*^  ind  itMn   th«nce  were 

^NNMlhl  dt  W«ftem  Parts  of  Europe  %,    Finding  the 

Waldlnib,  Mid  fM^Kt!^  «  pMcetble  People,  and 

like Hitmfelmi  pirlMuad,  itii|>robablethtt  this  wu 

'llMRMibnwIif  oMny  #f  the  Manichee s  took  up  their 

Reidca<%  aiidlQliM^  Yvlth  them.    The  firft  Mention 

'  ^tflettliil^UiJf  MdTuioMiy,  wss,  according  to 

Pr.  AHiiii  irtMVttlia  Year  loij  i  in  Aquiuin,  about 

'v|fc»  Ya«  f€>io.       ■  .  A'  ^-    :\     i 

v«.  if  Iteiaufk  diefs  lMiiddiiet>  fi^l  AfcW^ 

^ii  IWiiwMillle  WlidtttfesAnd  Alb&genfelin  the  fame 

<i>  PlMM,    tbtjf  wotbfiiided  by  tht  Fapifts  with  the 

««*  tCMniiloii  WMi  oft  Heretics,  and  Enemies  of  the 

«  AfMbUeS^:  Thif  iwis  partly  owing  to  the  Igno- 

••  iaiMtt  add  QMkffiietsd^ibiiiai  partly  tothededgned 

.  ^  Myke  ol  otllerki  diat  the  Waldenles  and  Leonifts, 

*«  iitibiy  eilkd  tbM,  might  be  beKeved  tobe  polluted 

^  #i«ti  Che  flililt  ^Errora  as  the  Manichees   and  Cs* 

^  4m^^\:^  TW»  is  Ithe  real  Matter  of  Faft.    The 

W^tHMSx^  and  iAMgionleiii  ivere  artfully  confounded 

iKth  tlitMaHkhljest  And  hence  discharge  of  Mani- 

di^l)liiiiie^.iMM  igainft  thefe  iHnoSmt  People, 

liii  piirj^  f^ttni^edieni  odipus»  aiid|oftify  the  "^ttk^ 

\r  AllMgilte  A$erfiotisfdirof«mby  Roman  ditholica 
lAi  Air  WiidedfeKiiMl  A)b%eaf<ii,  one  was,  thattliey' 
HdiniMliifiht  B^^piiftn.  tMa  1  Aattiitfw  Aiew  toi  be  fal% 
iMi^«bieiilb]fwe^^^^  Byarceumfingfof 

and  refutioi^llSfli  Chttffei.  -  t.;  By  eitpntia  TdTimoniet 
fRwt^llielledM^of  JftM&T^denfi^  and  Albig^nies,  in 
Vin!«iit« oT infant BiffCiim.  ;  ^j?  *   i^[    {: 

r  The  €hittgetr  AMSj^i^t^^        ^ 


4^.  i5«^  t  Uli.  ibid.  is5«^  p*  aji,  254.  . 


^■.,Mi-.rf« 


*  •<•* 


tiM  Accufiitlofi  of  ^eir  Adirerririet,  thtt  dicf  denied 
infuic  Btptiim,  chiM— <«  The  Wtldenfet,  for  foam 
«* ,  Hundftdi  ot  Yeart,  being  conftnuned  to  iiifiler  their 
««  Childrtn  to  be  btptized  bf  "^Priefts  of  the  Chtircb  pf 
#  Rome,  theydeferreddoing«Chereof  ti  long  ii  tHey 
««  could,  becsufe  they  had  in  Drieftition  thott  humin 
^  Inventions  that  were  added  to  the  Sacrament.  And 
••  forafmuch  at  their  own  Ptftort  were  many  Ttmci 
«*  abraoii,  employed  in  the  Seryice  di  their  Charchet, 
'*  they  could  not  have  Baptifm  adminiftredto  their  Ii». 
**  fants,  by  their  own  Minifttrt.  Fbr  this  Caufe  th^ 
Ji^kepi  them  long  from  Baptifni :  Which  the  Pricfia^ 


^"perceivini^  and  taking  Notice  of » charged  them  widi 
f ;  this  SlandSr  V 

V*9.  Thole  who  denied  Bapdfm,  either  Infant  or 
Ad^lt,  amone  the  Waldenfes,  ind  Albigenfes,  were 
in  Truth  Manichees.  This  is  manifefl,  from  the  Mi- 
nutes of  their  Examination  in  Uftier,  AlliX,  and  oth^ 
to  tranforibih  xrhich  would^  be  too  tedioua.  So 
that  when  we  read  of  Waldenfes,  (o  called  by  Pftpjfts» 
who  at  their  Examination,  or  when  otherwife  nMntion* 
cd,  are  iaid,  by  their  Adverfaries,  todenjr  Infant  Bap- 
dfm,  wearenottherefbrt  to  conclude,  that  thev  ap- 
proved of  adult  Baprifm.  For  Manichees  rcjcAedbothi 
fmd  only  nnentioned  Infont  Baptifm,  as  the  more  abfiird 
ofthetwo^  :Of  thislwillgiye  si  pbin  Iiifti^e  from 
one  Egbfrtos  9choi|natigienfts,  who  wrote  a  Treatife 
iiiout  An.I>«m:>  ti^,  againft  fome  of  the  Cithari» 
which  appeisred  ih  Germanip.  nHe  fkys,  ««  Of  Bapdfm 
••they  (peak  variouny^«>-tbatBaptilm  doesnoGpod  to 
•*  Infants,  becaiife  they  cannot  ofthemfehres  defireit, 
•«  and  becadliB  they  cannot  profefs  any  Paith.  But  there 
^  is  another  Thing  #bich  they  more  generally  hold 
••  concerning  this  Point,  tho*  fecretly,  viz.  That  no 
«  WaterBapdfni  does  any  Good  to  Salvation  i^.^ 


»  Pbtrhi.  Hia  W«kL  lib.  I.  Csp;  4.  hi  WtUl^ft.  M-  BiK^ 
lyt:s^  eHap!.;^  la.  :,:;:.,..  ,;..■:,>    ,    ^. '  -J.-:"^:-': 


!^^- 


tdtHis.  A 

jpifelfiipt 

;^  one  of  the 

ipleswere 

idyecbf 


,:*. 


ii«  y.   Am  Effiof  o^  Jt^  B^ 

The^fiune  Author  tells  us,  tl^it  thefe  held  Marriage 
CO  be  umivfulii  wpuldeatnoFleOi,  a^  being  the  Crea- 
ture rfthf  Pcvil,  and  thought  Chrift  had  no  human 
Naiuie*  FlMiitheie,  attd  other  Circuinftaoccs,  it  is 
evident  thoftiieiienmlWMichees.  Yet  they  ufed  the 
above  A|em^  ^^^  Baptifin,  which  are 

«uch  thel&iirith  W^  «no^» 

notbecauiejh^  iq^^  "^^^^^ 

they  tlk^i^caeavlPWjlA^ 

imret*wW^  mndia^  lAi^i  their  Adver- 

fiuMiQOi^lOfiiidM^ 

ipoorSil^Ma^ 

ftw  ¥e««iei;tt>hc  the^t^^ 

SoiitbefnPwiriiiW  rfAte^  His 

not  li^uch  better  thin  thole  of theManich  ^   ^^,     ,      , 

luftHoife,  wt4  Aaamtkfe ofitcal,^ he  led'  taptive  to 

Ills  Errors,  fomeMly  Men  and  Women^^ali  of  them 

Very  ign6rant--maoyoftheninolefs  pp)^^ 

lal  Feribns  of  undoubted  -Vertdty  who  were  prdcnt  at 

liis£xhibtnons  in  the  pr^uhing  Way,  have  afliired  me 

he  taught^  die  following  Doftrines—^  Tfiat  there  wcrft 

•«  feycn  Periods  of  time,  each  bf  Whlch'^^M  »  diftina 

««  SMo^ :  Mofcs  was  one*  of  th<^  Sa^kiufSif^  Je<us 

^  i^ft:iiiither,each  of  ^Km  for  the  Ferjod  iiii  which 

••  hi  feed^  as  bcito 

«  0f  the  preiedt  Fenod--t^hat'thc.3|oo4t# 

4  ftvuled  n^tldpg  to  Salvitipn-^noi  im^^e  dia^lH^er^ 

Jle  ufed  a  Compariiba  too  impiousv  >t»  be  repeiMcd. 

*«  that  he^mi&fy  v^was  *e  Clay  iinadc?^^^ 

•t  oiir  Saviour,  when  he  healed  a  blind,  Maa^t^— w|ti| 

Ihai^fee%1md^ppke  with  hlb  often.r  His  Look^ 

^i^Wiam  affirnoed^to  me  in  the 

f^i^h^^Svers  ^iE^ons,  "  T^lat  he  once  convedGbd 
f«  with  God Atmlghtyr  and  akerw^rds  iri^  th^  Peril. 
**  u  iM  Man  converim  with  another.";,  Pr  fpokeia 


Pi. 


f.    *<.^ 


&e 


:y       An  ^||ftf  on  Infimi  Baptijk,  119 

the  tt)oft  reviling  Manner  of  both  the  Sacraments,  pird- 
cularly  Baptifm ;  but  moft  of  all  qf  Infant  Bapdrm. 
He  frequently  demanded  a  Proof  from  Scriiflbre  for  In- 
fant Bapdfm,  and  affirmed  repeatedly — **  That^t  waa 
invented  in  '*  Hell.*'  This  bedid,  not  that  he  approved 
ft  Jot  more  of  Adult  Baptifm,  than  of  that  of  Infants  1 
but  he  thought  it  would  perplex  and  embarrais  me  more^« 
JBut  to  return. 

3.  Another  Reafon  why  the  Waldenfes,  and  Albigeh^ 
icswere  charged  with  rejeding  Infant  Baptifm,  was 
their  denying  the  Efficacy  attributed;by  Paf»Ks,  to  Cere- 
monies and  the  external  Part  of  the  $acnunents.  •  Tfaefe 
pious  People oppofedy. with  great  Zeal, the  various. Er- 
rors that  were  then  introdMced.  One  of  theie  wai^ 
*^  making  Renovadon  td  confift  in  the  Dead,  outward 
**  Work  in  .Baptifmy".  called  Opus  operatum^  attd 
**  grounding  all  Chriftianity  in  the  Ule  of  external 
**  Means*"  ThcieErrors,among.other8,  were  warmly 
inveighed  againft  by  the.  Waldenfes  and  Albigenfes,  as 
we  (Hall  fee  pFefentl^U  The  doing  this  was  iufficient  to/ 
bring  on  them  the  Charge .  of  denjing  Infant  Baptif 
if  we  conitder  die  Management  of  u)me  of  their  ■-■  Adv< 
faries,  and  the  ||}f«  R^orts  fpread.  to  their.  DiM^ 


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they  had  ma^e  »  and  tfaiit  thb 
Sentiments  iof  their  Berfecutott* 
for  charing  them  with  the  moS: 
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«*In>die  Year- 1487,  one  Vl 
<*  carried  mt  a  Procefsagatnft  iAm. 
**  of  theiii— Whether  he  believec^l 
«*  ,in  the  Sacrament  of  the  Mafi* 
^*^PI^,  "tiie  Body  of  Chrift  waa  In 


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4  extcnlM.  «  It  wwon  the  Croft  ?  and  die  Vaudoto 
4  MfwUd.  Tfcat  it  w«  not .  Viletty  frwied  hi.  An- 
4  ftMrMK  That  he  h«l  confeflW,  th»t  he  did  n« 
f'  beliefreinGod,pr«t  leaft,  his  Scribe  by  hi.  Order.  AUb 
K  dm  aflccd  him,  if  die  Sai«»  were  to  be  inroc»«d? 
K  He  Inft«ted,  Not :  And  thgriramed  it  in  Wming* 

«  diatrhe  had  cotfcd,  wd  <gl«:«'»  °f  "**  ^^te 
'«  TheValked,  Whedierihe  Virgin  Majr  "«  «»J* 

«.  «tor&ifl«d,  and  prayed  to  ^.9""  ^^^^a^I^ 
«  airfwefedrNo:  They  write.  That  he  had  fpokeii 
«  BhSy  of  d«  ViVgin  Mary'."  From  hence  we 
may  juSgewW  Creditisto  be  awnto  the  ^^^ 
^1^  of  diefe  People  by  fuch  Adverfarie.»  and 
whedier  dieir  denying  die  pfw  «^««(im  or  outward 
mS  4«e  inTilfm  «.  be  fuffieto.  w«^not  Han- 
dk<^^«och«tised>ein  widiwjeamg  Inf»ot  Bap- 


xTl  ihaH  add  aoodier  Confideradon,  «*•*  ViH 
conrtbute  much  to«cul^  th^f  e«lfe»«d  AMm^ 
ffnfe.  from  die  Charge  of  Annpoedobaptifm,  and  «  w 
ST-TTiatfiich  po|M»  Writer,  a.  wrote  againft.  ot 

«|^  *«  »^  .SifSt^^ySj 


^m- 


•#^s;5<j>'*; 


ii'.ijti* 


^l?;--?^. 


i'-*"^ 


iii^if. 


^'     ,-: 


Mi 


•ftlkst  and  «nosiieme9  tbdr 
p.  Tct  lli  never idiirgtt  ihem 

iMaKm  been  toy  F6an4«^^<; 
:kdy  Man  of  their  Advdiaftci, . 

!!*«»•    thenr  with  nor  wrtt*' 


-t"!   ; 


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.  **■'; 


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Tina  ■Mo  ;Thu«o«,'  »-«lfli|I.J!ii    i^w^sTL-/  'liwi 
fut^Win  t  And  Ihw  PopUnsiMMplN  «Wf 

«•  lMaSS*wd«Wfl«ipoiAiw^^Mr.«^ 
«  SSnAlenfo.  <me  ot  t%  MtolftC^  *^j*r^^* 
*  which  trcftlB  extant.  Moiwwefj  »SL'**'SSS 
•»  me  tKat  they  iaw  the  Aracles  of  the«*»«b,  w««l» 
V  wewi!«moldXable»,  »nd  perfeftfy  oorforBMM*  Ip 
"  die  Doftiine  rf  Prottftanttt-**  .  ^  tl  .w 

Charge  of  Mtipoedobaptifev  bfought«g?m»  die  W* 

denfefand  AJblgeofes  br  djdr  Adwrfw,«i..on  whC  ^ 
Charge  Anabaptiftstonnd  dw«r  Qpmwn  of^nji  *tT 

>iro  atert^ftrong  pK<^«pJ'«i^2S**^i,^^^ 
?ente  anl  Aftigenles,  «»^f«=^'*f?^;  J^M^ 
4ras  the  Cafe,  I  »*«  now  flwiw  from  didrown  T^l«gpy 

and  expiefc  Declatadws  ia'f a»<»"f,<*"'*%5Tv'' 
Mr.  Moreland,  hadk  trtflfcrlbed  fevorrf  jtflfcjirAr- 
dcK^feBtohlof  Fifths  «^:«««*i  #»!.j^*- 

Swte%«fcM  BaptifA.  ThM  5 V#?^J«r«^ 
off aidi  madfrJ>I  dje  Miniftfrs,  and.  Head*  qfFaoM^ 

SfeiL,  is^  *X#reftlJ  affirm  1*^?^*^^ 

*.  ,^c.^ilfe^d^;. Wr^  ot  God-u«e d«fc^<^ 

fclUSiSySitoWriSt. of'iood {.pate »  d*  M.  14 "rf  ISJ 
ayinSbfintBaptifin. 

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«<  €^|iiDef9%  0f  d^  Sacrameni 

<^  HW  dM^p^  %  (he  Hiilgp^  jfc^ripra^^  (b^M^  htfi<6 

•*><liift  i»  lUfiiipH  tlic  othirir,tbe  £ucbairj 

«*  li#epf!fmMMeii  we'%ere  hapii«r4^ 
«^  €liisld««ii Ml  mofcover  inRemeinbrii 

•  -'^  mmt  BHtcfitJ^vca  lOvUs  byr  Jefiis  Cliriftf 
•  vJi  «aQii0t  be  im»  cthiC  th^  aechired  f(ir 
tiftpytter  the  lUfonnttkn  ooif «  which  Im 

^  f  br  befiite  thi^  tber  ilSiciiMci^  t^^  above  lo  ^  .^  ^^^ 

:  trlp^of  iMr  FoKtiuheft,  as  was  ind*^  tl^^^nitJi  ? 
In^ihodier  C^iiMkHi  of  Faith  prefehted  by  tl^  Wal- 

^(|i^nibLto.l.^li^^  Xjo|r  of  Boheaua,  An,TMmtsoK 
.^fhich  was  nine  xeair ^0re  the  nrft  Dawn  of  tlie  Re- 
i9hn«iioiir^l»h^^ther  wrote:  agaUift  In^eii^  m 
AefcW6rd*?n?iv':4i  'jr^  •■-.  = ..;....  /;-.v:-'-,v.;.';'..>^fe^r'v 


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"  the^X  e.  m  1??ald^nfc$,  ittaurh  ^tliii^aptifW 

««  aodaddiedtothie6ofo«]*  bTwhWhbepoiill^ 

^«  leth,  andifanaiMimChiirchl^^^ 

•♦  Ukewifethey^|M<^i^tt|k^ 

«<  unto ,  Salyaiioii;  4l^i||pil^  ac-: 

««  cordingiQ,  his  Woidil^t^  JSf/^ 

t^  Ihouici  b«  obferved,  tha^  in  the  l^|<fe  of '^i|s 
Coi^iQii.^  t^.  allb'  declare  thai  it  <;6ii^^  <*  the 
«*  .Boftrinei^ch  they  had  received  fro^^|ii<4^ 
<«  tors»'*  iiod  was  the  fame  widi  «<  tB^  Jp^iit  ot 
*«  theif  Fttdi^^  Religion  »ndI)oarine  |^%  tlkir 
«<  Minilfeii  lisd  Ecdefiafl^s^  in  former  A^iTQ^  leven^l 
"  Ksng^»  F^nnc^  andotheisyWho^  by¥aiii^^i^ 


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««  fon 
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Neccflj 
Article 
orexpi 

^  Icoi 
People 
Brcvir 
proved 
>aluab 

"Expi^l 
Opinio 
oiit,  \ 
Mr. 
writtci 
thcW 
a  muci 

withn 
iment;, 
AVei 
the  far 
teflnfl 
ticies,' 
of  the! 


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whi^ 
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«<  ecclffiAfticfd  or  fccular  Power,  had  demanded  a  Rea- 
«  ion  thcr^f."-Hcrc  we  l>avc  m  full  Evidence 
as  can  be  given,  that  thefepipuar  People  believed  in 
Necelfity  ot  Infant  Baptiltn,  and  pradifed^itr  The 
Articles  of  Uie  Church  of  England,  ^re  not  more  f  uU 
or  exprefs  for  that  Puroolc^^^^^,^-^ 
I  could  produce  ot^erTeftimbnics  to  evince  theft  r 

'  People  were  Pc^dbaptiils  ;  but  (hall,  for  the  Sake  of 
Brevit3rt  omit  tjiem,  nnce  enough  hath  bceii  produced  ta 
ftovp^hu  I  intended.  There  is  however  an  ancient* 
yaluable  Treadfe  of  tijc  Waldenles,  in  which  are  fome 
Expr^0ions  iuppofed  by  Anabaptifts  to .  favour  their 
Opinion  ^  ther^ore  it  will  be  neceflary  %6  fay  fomething 
oi  it,  and  obviate  their  Objedions  thence.  <   V 

Mr.  Modand  gives  us  this  Treatile  *.  He  favs  it  wat  ^ 
written  abftt  An.  Dom.  1120,  and  preferv^d  among 
the  Waldenfes  in  the  Alps  ;  tbo*  Mr  Wall  thinlts  it  of 
«  much  lal^r  Date.  Be  that  as  it  will,  it  is  writteir 
with  muci^t  Simplicity,  Spirit  and  Strength  of  Argu- 
iment^  It  bears  no  Mark  of  a  wild^  ungovernable  Zeal. 
A  Veijiof  ,warm,  rational  Piety  runs  thro'  it ;  and  at 
the  fanoll  Time,  it  difcovers^  much  Humility  and  Defire 

tef  Inftru^on  in  the  Fftith.  It  coniifts  of  feVeral  0- 
ticies,'  in„whidi  they  fet  forth  their  Principles,  and  Caufe 
of  their  Siperation  from  theXhurch  of  Rome;        i 

The  ^H  Article  is  concermng  Antichrift,  whom  the/ 
fupj^fe  to  be  theChurdi  of  Rome,  then  funk  into  much 
Corruption,^  The  Works  6f  Antichrift  are  enumerated, 
fiichailnirocadQa -of  Saints,  Adoration  of  the  Hoft^  • 
Worihip  of  Iniafges,  Purgatory,  &c.  i^hich  are  inveighed 
ag^l^.  With  iivuch  Spirit  and  Firnmefs.^  After  men** 
tioniiig  wim  they  call  vthe  firft  Work  of  Antijchiii^ 
whi§i  th^  jfay  is  *^  taking  away  the  Truth,  and  changing 
•«  itintoFalfli<>od,  Hm|f^  fnd Error  rand  his  fec^ 
«  Wbrit,  which  is  to  covets  FaUh^od^  i?jth  !i  S^ 
<f' blance  of  Truth,  and  ihsdntainiftg  and  aflerting  Lyes 
•*  by^he Namie of Fauth andGrafccs,"  &c,        ,    Thic 


■        \ 

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^^ 


1^  Jrf  JVS9  «A  J^!/^ 

TSt  Twitifc  lh«n  prooeed*^*^  Whiit  •«  thf!  W«rkg 
■M  cMc  pfocaed  from  fhtft  adi  Works  ^  Aijlwer  >  Tliclc 
•♦— Thcfirfth,  tlit  it  perverts  the  Service  of  Ltlfei«» 
w  i.  e.  die  WoiOlip  properly  due  to  God  aJtoe^  by 
••  tfvingit  to  Aatichrift  hknftlf,  and  his  W^rks— 1<> 
«•  Male  »nd  Female  Saints  dc^eaCed*  to  Images  or 
«*  Relicks.  His  >^ksare  the  Sacrament^,  elpccially 
•>  the  Sftcianient  ofthe  Eucharift,  whfch  be  adofetb 
¥  aaGod,  •ftdjwJefiwChrHT-..  ;  :;  ^  >.v 
/.  H  The  leeofid  Work  of  Antichriffc  it  that  he  rol^ 
•«  beth  Cbrift  ol  his  Merits,  together  wkh  all  the  Siif^ 
H  i^iency  oi  Grace,  of  Jumfication  of  Regeneration, 
m  IWffloaof  ^n»— Sanaification,  €oiflniiatkm--and 
««  iiiiputes  the  fame  to  his  owfi  Autholh^,  Ho  a  Fort» 
,  ¥  ot  Words,  t6  his  em  Woriu  j  tmi»  Jpints,  and 
••  cheir  Inten^flkm,  and  wtht  Fire  of  Pjifi^ 

¥  The  dlif^Workof  AiidchriftoonMss  intliis,  thai 
m  he  attrfbiNCf  the  Renovadon  of  the  Holy  Sjp&nc  iNita» 
•«  the  dcadi  outward  Work,  bapdriag  ChUdltti  irt 
V  that  Faiih»  and  ttischkig  thai^  thmby  i«t>^m;  and 

#  Regeneration  nii!tbehad,nndthereinb6c^fe»  tod 
««  b(%wa  Orders,  iuid  o^r  SaciaiiieMs,  aiid  g^NHHi|^ 
«•  det^  therek^,  ill  his  C!hriftianity,  which  is  ag^nfr 

¥  the  Hdy  Siarit t^        ^  c    i .^  ^>        ^    .      . ^ 
This  latf  CfittA  la  lltt#^  i»«^ 

Bi^rt^;   Ktthey nrf^  i»ith  tqual  fmOik %|oft 

ihtfWaldenfcs^Wiittiii^ 

^atty  theLordVSupper^  ^^hwi^cf  %^«^t*^J?«^ 

#  tf  Aiitidl#Wth«Sii3«ii^ 

Bui^iatift,  Itor^lKfey^^^ 


■'^^k„ 


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-^te^ 


Korit^ii 
woukli 

onlyth< 
.  vizw  TJi 
r4/0,  b' 
exprefsj 
/«  in  at 
"outu 
•^  F«/i 
npthiii{ 
theBai 
erronec 
ror  of 
waidV 

i*  r.  di 
aslettti 
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demnei 
oppofe 
fimihur 
ceptior 

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Bapdfi 
Rome; 
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UHnt 

i>,'-6  ■?■■■■  V  •'. 


Kortt^k]er»in4nife(t»  that  this  Pailkge which  AJft|bMdfts 
would  interpret  imheir  own  FaTothr,  does  not  coMcmii 
B^ifoiin  gKHeral*  nor  InfantBApcifm  in  particithiri.but 
only  the  Abufleof  it,  intheDoArinetheniai^^t  byPa^fti, 
.  vizw  Thtt  this  Sacraiffifent  did  confer  Grace^  «ar  jNrr  a^- 
raio,  by  the  dead*  omward  Wfrk  Wrought.    This. they 
exprtislysi^mion--'*  ThethirdWorkofAai^hrift  confifta 
/«.  in  aaribtxmgtheRdnovation  of  the  Sfiirt  to  the  dead 
/'outward  Work,  baptising  Infants  in  that  <rr«iiaiiKf 
<^  Fa«/i^-grottndiog  thereinall  hUCbriftinQtty.'*  Thtreii 
npthifig  In  thia  agaihftinhint  Baptifrnmore  than agfnnft 
tkeBaptifinol'Adtdiis,  had  they  been  baptized  in  thaif 
erroneous  F'aicbu    it  la  wholly  levelled  againft  thaii  Er-^ 
ror  of  attributidg  inwird  Renovation  to  the  dead,  outr 
ward  Woak  ^  iHuch  was  •<  agaiiia!  thcl  Holy^ptrie*-^ 
1;  r.  ^ontragy  ta  his  Dechiratidn^  in  Scripture,  as  wetf 
as  fttttng  afide  the  Kece^ltty  of  lis  IlhlA^ce  to  €jSb6^ 
Renovation.    It  is  not  the  bapth&inrlnfantl  finifily^  but 
baptKBUigthem  mchat,  errdieous  Tutb#  thaft  is  £on«/ 
dprnied.    Mauf.  ProteOant  WHter|»  in  their  2eal  t 
oppole  diis  Roffiiih  Error,  have  dmpiBd  Eaiprcffioi 
fimifau' to  thefeof the \|SydettC»' i  i^tmtk  motetm^ 
ceptionaUC)  if  c^nfideredieparatii^^l^  f^m 

Thefourdi  Ankle  6f  tM$  TmAk  h  cdaceriiing 
Bapdfm,^  and  the-  oth^  Sa^hriimeilt»of^tha  Choidi  «# 
Rooie.  G|[era  they  jpaitfculitly^eiUMnerftie  e^ery  Thing;^ 
^van  the  minuteft  CiraikaBftttidB^  whkir  they  judg^  er^  ^ 
ratkoaa'  in  aha  Praftice  of  tht  ilbttiair  Cath^s,  c0is#^ 
cenifo^Bapiifili  I  buc  donot  lay  i^cad  agpiiitt  Mant 
Bapiifirt;  <^  That  nhieh  iaof no  Moaffifyln  th^  M^ 
•«  mimftri|ibn  of  B,«Mifih/''  iajHl'  ^Article  ••;  is  W 
^«  EtM^m'r  iW  biialhini^  ocv  the  ftip  of  ^  CMh; 
H.  ofknr  ihrliifan^  Bitafbaitd  Fdidw|3^  thrSal^^htti' 
>r  put  iMo  hif  liietetfit  J&  StM#p«^ 


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«,  three  Tfine*,  fcc.  •H  thefe  Things,  commonly 
*  praftifed  about  the  Adminiftration  ot  thU  Sacrament 
"  lire  needlefs,  aabeuignotat  all  of  the  Subj^ance  of^ 
♦•  or  requifite  to,  the. Sacrament  of  Baptifm  .^        / 

Here  they  fpeyk  profeffedly  concernmg  Bmtifin » 
and  it  b  certain,  that  thi»  ii «»»  Ungiage  of  Padobap- 
tifts,  Bot  of  Awipoedobaptifts.  They  cqndemn  thrfe 
Additions  which  were  made  to.Baptifm  by  their  Ad- 
yerferies*  and  they  conceived  to  be  jjoog;  and  amwg 
rhere«trii>e  Iilimerfibn  was  one.  There  is  not  «SyU*- 
ble  either  in  this,  or  in  fcveral  other  Treanfes,  Amd«. 
Confeffions  of  Faith,  written  by  diefe  Peorfe,  which 
.  may  be  feen  inMorland.  AlUx.  and  whm-there  unpt, 

I  fay,  a  Syllable  in  thefe  aga«n*^»f»"*^»P**T'  ,J"* 
only  Paffwes  which  haw  any  Appearance  A«w?r. 
are  thofe  r  have  now  produced,  and  were  quoted  for 
thatReaioni  andnothing but  reading  them  is  necefliry 
to  (hei*  ttey  do  not  favour Anabaptifts.  Now^it  is  utter- 
ly incoocdvable  how  thefe  People,  *ho  cenfured  every 
Thing  they  thought  erroneous^in  tte  Church  of  llome, 

with  fomuch  Freedom,  would  pafs  wa  I"»»*  »^" 
tifm.  then  tmverftUy  i*aaiied,  had  they  (honghi  « 

'-Upon  rfie  wliii5--fr<i^ 
\f iiaciifes  in  Favoir  of  Infant  Baptlfi^  fcVeral  Years, 
bcfoieriis  well  as  at  die  Rcformatiqn^f rom  the fcveral 
Titatifts,   Amde«,  Catechiftns,   atod   Sojwaw  ot 

ous,  and  orthodox:  rrt»y^«n^  ^Ti^^     ^^ 
Sue  Waldenki^cre  P«^obaptifts.^an^^^ 
nicWfaiV  andttatlheChateof  theit^^^^^^^ 
SS,  aiid  b<^gdnto^^^ 

maf  be  idkicod  to  t^^^  Sngl?  Fmnf?^-WWhcr  i^all 
^Slr^^         the  Tc^inopy  ^  their  ^ 


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An  ^ffiif  mk  J»fM  Bsprifii.. 

farlc^  \^ftb  enddivouredlfco  blacken  theih,  beciotii  fter 
opp<a^  their  Errors,  and  fcparated  on  jaft  Oioundi 
froai; the  Communion  of  their  Chotch  ?  Who  acciifcd 
theii^i  df  Manicheifni,  Antipoedobaptifoi,  and  I  know 
nor  what  Errors*  to  make  them  bdious,  andjulbfy  their 
cruel  Ferfecurions  of  thefe  innocent  Ptoole  ?  No  unpre- 
judiced Perfon^  I  t^nk^'  can  hefitatie  a  Moment  in  deter** . 
minino;  which  of  thefe  diould  beineg^rded  moift . 

Altho'  I  have  faki  more  of  t^  Wl4deh<M  tl|an  1  firft 
intended  i  it  will  be  npqeflary  befpreT<:lofe  ibis  SecUon 
toeseaminethe.Caie  of  ibme  others  who  oppoledthe 
Errors  e;f  the  Chiireliol  Rom^,  bdfoii^ ;  and^  about  diia 
Time,  and  are  faid  by  ibine  Anabapiifis,  to  have  fa^' 
vouied^thejr  dpiqion^ ■■-;■-; i>.-:^' ;,,' ^'■'V/^■;;■_^.■;^■, :-:<■;.., ;-^     // 

Th^firftj  (lUU.  mend$>n  is  Berirnganus*  Jtispre^ 
ten<!^  that  he  was  an  Opppfer  of^  Ipfai^t  Bimtifm,  about 
the  Tesir  1035,  and  (bme  Time  a^ter.  '  But  the .  I^re^; 
ienQo;t;is  deftitute  c^  ^y  folid  PrQot.  r  It  is  founded  on 
a  P«0ag!B'  pf  a  Letter  liviritam  An/  Dpm.  so49»  by  Deo^^ 
wifi% '  BiPioaof  Liege*  to  Htvii^  (.  liing  of  FrsiAce;v 
Af  .Inhere  is  a  Report  con^  favf"  iQieodA 

Winus  intittt  l^ttei^  -^  that  ;fHeie  twp^  viz.  Bi^uhpsind 
Bereng^iis,,tl^l^  B^l^  Arfbdeai^oa 

of  Aimi^^,  **  dapiaintiiin  thj[t  ^  Lord^s  Bodyi  i*  e^ 
«  Che  .|lof^ifl^^:  »^  ^^fe j^aadc^  ind 

t^«  Flgurfcolt^  Lorn  Bp^.  i  A»44iat  |£ey:  do  dtf-. 
r  art^id ;)«ii#ll  U^^  in  thcni^jw, 

H  pyefthjrowtlieB2p$ifi|A^^^^^^  . 

l)<;re  tke  Rmer  may  tHar  Oed^i^Nifs*  wha 

live^vatia^gr^at  I^^ 

That^  the^  Heportjcill^^     bwrtluwSii  &mfi 
^iie.  appears  from  tms^,  That  ^itho^  m^         ^^enu 

demiBdMaiinBi^ 

Yet  he  #as  never  charged  with  drying  Infant  Bipmm. 

— — T K-« — 


BerengprittSit 
t  yt4|U6.])e9«c]iit.9a9.lr8cit.Cip.  7.*  I  Hf  ^,»9^  * 


.♦i 


«|^-. 


J  •^  ^ 

'-'*l 


ji^iv^a"' 


.  ji"*^'^  'm^ 


'     f 


i    1 


An 


MfcopHoiiimM.  denied  ^  «T»Sf*?.  T'S^S?!!!" 
tMWtaftT  Tfck  w*  the  «e«  Error  of  which  he  wuk. 

Extnaeofthe  Proceeding*,  «nd  Mmow  of  Councils 
held  effnnft  Mm  ,  end  there  itnot  »Word  of  his  bemg 
m  AtSjadotartiftin  «.y  ofthem.  Ufccr  conclude. 
W,Aec^of  fim  inthefeWoid*-"  """nj^r^^ 
M  Synods  th«i«re  held  tgsinft  Beitnmnus,  we  do  not 
4«id  there  was  MV  Ch«ge  of  An»b«p(ifin,  brought 
«•  MMBfltMm :  Nordotho&whow«iie  reponedfo  have 

|ft3afalttotB«p0finw»rf$«f»^  ?J^*"^j**S 
•  to  hm  denied  «y  mote,  tbii  *«t  Bipdfm  Ad  not 

•^  confer  Gwee  Md  SdttfioBi  «r  ir*<^*t»^}M.  ** 
«*  deadoMtw«rdWorkwroM*tt"F*tBeyj*»8^^'*^ 
6tKew*s  ne*e»rtJio  the  EfBttcr  of «»«  ^^^'S*'  « 
:teSe5e  tddtV  wfcch  ttwW,  Be  ^K|?bftni«^  •» 

5  AodEhipii..  who  yu  «  Rom«  <^^«^'J*J*J|J 

.TASiifc**  l.ptifin_ww  nun ,  «jf^«f  «^Nj 
•»  IkwfiilMturiicn.  htputsixxmgJUiftt  to  rtjife  «> 

>1»«MB  wiSout  Kffinffion:  Tet.  loi*fmuch  at 
«*  ifcftliro  ibw  «e  not  eonwuned  m  tlw  WRbng^ 
*  of  B»t«ogifiu«,  and'  were  mw  chagjed  ^  hw|. 

.Am  bron^or^oiAuthorfi  ai^ AatchfcAr  fromRe- 

>  autotaWngthem,  aor  e^eMbHEpd  »rtm«*e"» 
'^^^LS'thein*  <»>"  KtMbrofiaa.  a^Hen- 


^.- .  ^■: 


Vv 


*■ 


ru  ac- 
fevertl 
juncils 

being 
kdudes 
t  many 

do  not 
iroughc 
:o  have 
If  feem 
M  fioc 
by  the 
itdi^ind 
nent^as 


fty$  of 
eKeving 
ftioying 
E^ufe  all 
luch  as 
mntiiigs 
^nbrni," 
roBiRe^ 
npol  lor 
aaftheon 
^  tanglkt 

l^<iFol^ 
AdHen- 
OMNOlcrs 
leivrc^lt 


^  0  iny 


m 


«<*  Record  of  P^ter  De  Bniifi  fo  tbtc  wc  fcircekiiow 
•«  anj^  Thing  of  what  concerns  him,  but  what  im 
<«  have  from  tl^  Report  ,of  hia  Enemies  »  and  thrtt 
«<  Enemies  too  tothat  Do^ee,  that  they  uied  Fire  and 
«*  SwDcdtodeftroyhimt*      Hewu  burnt  An.  Don. 

The  l^crobru&ins  iuid  HenHdani/  are  fild  te  Im 
held  the  ftme  Principles.  One  Peter,  Abbot  of  Clugny# 
^m)te  an  EpUtle  againft  Peter  Dc  Bruu  befoi*  be  wa 
burnt4  but  it  was  not  publUhed  until  ^eTear  iji4<>9 
Thereif^  charge  0e  Bcuis,  and  his  Followers,  with 
denying--**  That  Infams  can  be  iimd  bt  tt*-**"!*^ 
<«  when  they  areiinder  the  Tears  of  ReaioQ, 
fome  Manichean^  Principles.  Pr-AHix^  *e  .  ^^ 
Advocate  ol  thqfc  People,  denies  that  they^  were  m»^ 
cbcesibatthiratsPetfcrOeBruisn^hthave,  ^»  revpini 
**  the  Erw  of  the Hieraci^s,  whomEf)ipBiM>{^  fflj^ 

On  looking  into  E|ttphanius,  I  ind  he  ^%  the  l<i^ 
lowing  Account  of  thele  Heretics. ,  ••  "Fliey  wtrc  ctf  M 
**  Hieracites,  from  om  Hirracas,  iheir  Fwndcr,  i*f 
/•^  lived  in  the  T<^o  of  Leonto,  irt^^I*.  ^.P;* 
«  Man  of  Learo|i».  <kSJbdin  l»hyfic>^  and^tJK^  |W% 
«  ctoof  Sdeoce.   He  4aiifld  the  Rdumldioni»f  the 

-•  feirituit^Ifc^ 

.^  SlbepMoKar  Jp  tiielWI  Teftamen^  but  iwklimtt 

of  Si^iim  riKeie 


•tdie 

and  their  F<ar 

ehiixii^  |:bem 
Aliif 


I  Ep^lMn.  Mbrsrs.  Bgret.  Ii|^»  67 


,  *  < 


•  if     J' 


^L  ^ 


In  fuoMfing  Dc  Bruit  might  have  revived  the  Efrtr  of 
Ibe  Hiemilet:  Or  whether  they  were  not  clear  of  all 
thefe  Errori,  (incc  we  have  no  Account  of  them  ongin- 
ftlly  but  from  their  Enemiei.  who  were  aftuated  by 

'  Malice,  and  therefore  to  be  juftly  fufpeded :  It  wbuld 
be  difficult,  I  fay.  to  determine  with  Certainty,  which 

'  ht  thefe  if  the  truth.  And  as  it  is  of  little  Conlequcncc 
in  the  prefcn^  Controverfy,  v^hich  foever  of  them  ii  the 
Truth,^i  Ihili  n«th^r  ifUXt  my  Time,  nor  lire  fhe  Rea- 
to*!  Patience  byinquiring  into  it  Wrther.  ^  ^v  . 
*  Gundolpbua  hath  alfo  been  mentioned  at  denying 
^lahntBap^fin  before  tBSk  Yeif  lo^c:    He  waa  an  Ita- 

Eoi  kriti  the  Account  of  hit  Priiiciplet  that  we  have 
ffOOt  the  Minutes  of  a  Synod  held  at  Arras,  in  the 
5m  ioa^»  ftp  Gerard,  Bilhop  of  Cambray^and  Arras. 
I  which- ^  of  the  FoUowtra  of  Gundulphua 
^licfc  examifMd't* '  TIfey  owned  themfelvet  to  be  the 
Volloi»enof  Gundulpbosi  and  it  being  reported  of  them 
tbac  diei  Abldkra)  Baptiitti,  Ofcrard  mtenogateddiem 
tin  tbatPoint  %  tliy  infwered— "  The  Difcipline  we 
hive  received  from  our  Mafker^*'  1.  e.  Gundulphus-- 
^  confifb  ''tn  letting  the  ^  Worlds  in  bridling  carnal 
«*  COrtCiiiifiie^^  i?  prtvidina  a  Ii?(rfyhcK)d  by  the 
i»«  Lab0vir  Ofjourtfantts,  in  hSrdnglib  Body,  andaf- 
■■^^  ibml  Qamj  to  aUSirhb'iur  zealijia  to  the  Profe- 
■«*  ca^Qa^>fdlb6urDerigo;  'NowWthit.RMjhtcoufocft 
W  U  ibfeWt  there  ^' l«  ho  ^eca  d^BJ^ 
««  andiriM^i  Btpdfc  bmndt,  aVaU  td  Srfvation. 
«<  ttb  k^ttbSoni  MOiir  }i^^^  to  which  the 

««  life  ofB^fm  canfpperadd  mkbing.^^  They  then 
ktiodbA  to  iSniee^  llm^       alu^nft  Bap&fihiri^general; 

jdiou^tomtiffifeldbniMstbaif'Ad^^^^^  _ 

'   XWb  tern  to  W^  1*11*  I  «n^  it  •?- 

Itt^  fiom  thia  Acd6telrW  fficto/  Whether  t\ff  were 

fTT.'   ,■ ^ ;  -  f       •  .     ■  >  >"  Manicheet 

4  Smib  Accout  of  this  Coondl  or  SxBod  firom  theMipatcs  of  it, 
ABdin]>ttpiiiibid.  Ckif.  la*        ..^*^ -^^4   .    .  ^   . 


« 


<c 


il 

.1,- 


>  t'ti' 


^_ri-2.- 


n- 


!noror 

r  of  all 
origin- 
ted  by 
w6uld 
which 
qucnce 
1  is  the 

lenying 
in  lea- 
e  have 

in  the 
1  Arras, 
lulphut 
be  the 
of  them 
xlthem 
line  we 
)hus — 

carnal 
by  the 
andaf- 
5  Wofe- 
foufhefi 
ijptifm  ; 
IVatton. 
ich  the 
ijr  then 
teneraU 

Ijf  they 

•■*'■'  .•■' 

Miltip« 
5f- were 
uiicheek 


An  Eff^  on  Infmii  B4tptijm.    ,        ,      i|i 

Manlthcei  or  m^,  that  they  rcjea«!  all  Witer  ftptifm. 
Dr.  AUixhimfeltowns,  "  they  did  not  fct  anv  Wt 
••  Value  upon  it  r  he  mi^ht  have  laid  none  at  al^  if 
this  kclation  is  to  be  depended  on.  They  held  Baptiftn 
to  be  quite  ufelefs.  It  is  very  abfurd  therefore  to  men- 
tion  thefe  People  as  joining  in  Opinion  with  Anabap- 
tiftt.  They  feem  to  have  been  the  Qoalcers  of  theif 
Time,  as  toBaptilmi  but  do  not  in  the  ^^,  Itvwir 
the  Anabaptifts  Scheme.  ; 

It  hath  been  faid  that  Widiff,  in  the  Middle  of  the 
i4th  Century,  denied  Infant  Baptifm.  ,  Now  it  Hap-" 
pens  that  Wialiff  was  (b  far  from  this,  that  he  expreflea 
many  Do^btt,  whether  an  unbapti^  Infant  c«n  bf 
favea.  In  Cafes  where  Baptifm  is  milled  by  fbmt  Ao» 
ddcuc  tho'defirei  fey  the  Child's  Farenti,  he  iicljnef 
to  the  merciful  Side  %  yet  even  there  hefiuta.  Taki| 
his  own  Words-—"  When  an  Infant  of  Believers  i| 
«<  brought  to  Church,  that  according  to  "ChrifPs  Rul^ 
«<  it  may  be  bapjtized  i  and  the  AVater,  or  Ibme  ^r 
•<  Requifite,  is  Wanting— And  he  dies  in  the  tuean 
««  Time  by  the  Will  of  Godi  it  feems  l^d  to  d^tie 
«<  pofitively  the  Daibnatipn  of  fiich  an  infant  i  when 
««  neither  the  Infant  or  People  have  finned,  that  |)| 
««  (hoy Id  be  damned.'*  And  again~^«*  In  fuch  Ca(b,ai 
a  dumb  I^an,  \  am  filept^.  humbly,  confeffing  my 
Ignorance,  ufing  conditional  Words :  Becaufe  it  is 
not  dear  to  me  wl^ether  fuch  an  Infant  (ball  be  lavef| 

•*  or danmed i."  -  ^    t  iij.^ 

After  this,  how  it  (hoold  enter  Info  iiqr<Me*sl^^ 
that  Wicliff  denied  Infant  Baptifm,  pei'haps  would  puz- 
zle aP^rfon  of  plain  Senfe  and  Honefty  to  conceive.  % 
And  to  mention  no  more— It  is  pretended  t)uit  m 
Lollards  inEngltand,  were  Oppofers  of  Infant  ^apt^foT* 
To  tfai»  Ilball  ai^r  by  only  pitodiidnga  ^anVzfb^ 
louvof  their  J^i^i^N^ 

:»/.■,■■■■■■'  *  ,  ■.:■.-•'-.■■     r  ■'  Ml 


9^i'* 


c< 


^i; 

.'■■"■1 

■■■'i- 

\'  ' 

'  ''Wm 

,   ■•'■ 

.i-^^m. 

• ''. 

""T^ff^ 

' 

ntcsofit. 


I  V^diTtTrialogtts  Lib.  4,  it,  iS/ quoted  by  W|]1,    tl^ 


I  ^cWPtTnalogus  i«iD.  4, 
f^.  Bap*  Parr  9.  CEap,  6.  S  7. 

n'  "  ' 


•  **<■■• 


i^ 


<* 


p 


l^^llff*    lil  tMtfenentb  Arcick  thef  men- 

%   ^^  i|^^  Uk  Aindemken  by  Women, 

^^^^^^  the  Oatfion  ofkpciibie 

1^  lp^|bi^i^rft»  beORif  i  ^ofe  Kunk  to  Mwawn  Coti^ 

r  mift^in^efi  trinpci  theai  to  pipcure  Abortion,  •nd 

^  «tfr%|)ie^  they  are  bafscTzed  *''->• 

llire  we  find  th«ttaki|i^  away  the  Livet4>l  thcir,Chi1- 

;iiiit|»  IMmi  4(V  weiie  bipi^Md,^^  it  reckoned  and  charg- 

*  ffegriwgm,    How  abford  then  is  it  to  fup- 
Italf^  oQCmhftandtng,  denied  Infant 


1^ 


tXlim  Loltardt  wai  much  chciame  with  that 

". . ,Tiu)f>  Lollards  taught,  thai  unbap 

IfiptlNS'jlved ;  aiidthis  was^liifficient  in 

^  JlP^faoeet  i"^o  almoft  all  Religion 

iQOMtJiffpdKQtmi  anidi  acne 

t  liJ4»^ftMptili^  to  draw  on  them  |h6 


•^  -  '4^ 


%.A'  ••.■*^';:,ii,.,j 


j-^;-f 


;■*<'■. 


fHrfval 
wdlifl 

|f.^^<'''JBafMM 

aininc 
JMfti 

intrA 
by^H] 


-  ^      ofid^lftrlM  papjtifm^^^ 

fan,    Wenmifki^ii^M^ 


'ClnuMfi,  Al%^  ani^.  ts.k 
k  Vol.  I.  Itopf  6.  p.  59>. ,  ■  f . 


lit.  iUi 


/;l*     t 


' .     '    ^' »    t 


■» 

»  tllCfl 

%,  is 
AMnciiy 

D,  .•fid 

chiirg- 
ivttion 
to  Alp- 

.  .  .  %     ■  ., 

_j .^„..jt_: .. 


If'''""' 


neiit  m 
Letlg^oii 
It  avne 
em  ih* 


f^^%^ 


*-■'«  • 


tmdr 


ribe4  by 

fti?  tKt 
iofaiitto 
hteChUd 

•^  -«  is 

sit.  iUi 


An  Jl^  •n  As/kir  iiigwp.  ^  lit 

#  |6  we*.**  Thlt  Wt  i/^it  by  Cuftrnft  'genfnlly 
terfv«lfl>  whA  tJtW  Hic  immedkitts  Objcd  ci  Ui^ffiif 
uilliit  l^y,  ii^Qceraifikt^  Sv^jeas^  nit  Modir,  «t 
fiMCifiii :  Ycc  fince  AMbtf^niamji^W'^ 
i  fcrrcftion  of  tbe  Ordinwice,  it  will  be  {Mbj^r  t6  eiB*^ 
l^lllIlewhtdie^lWfbo9eBermiflkm^  kMrfiil,  «iid  Ae 

Brniftier  fi[iufili«4«fi  kjiiftiiWMfc.  .  ;?  . "  ^.  i^ 
H  The  Modcof  adpiimftnnK  Baptifsn^  whcAer  by  ttw- 
nitrfipn,  or  Afui^,  or  f^iikling^  it  not  detisniiioed 
by^Mir  Stvlottf  in  hisComnilffion  to  die  Af»ftlf».  He 
only  injoinB^tliemlto  gb'tiid  prc^Wyte  dl  Niwioiw, 
b^rtlnng  them  in  the  Nome  of  the  Father^  tnd^  «f  te 
Son,  and  of  th^  Holy  Oljdft.  So  itoat  we  niii  ie«« 
ihr  Meaaiiigf  bf '  die  JfVo«l  Atffti^  Hen  nW, 
4h)m  its  A&ilfcation  ai^  Ulfe  in  the  Bible.  Cm 
'  any  Thtngbe  moHb  iradofial  ^  fair  dian  thiil  if  ^ 
V^ordisii«qucndyuied'indiefaci«4  W^ngsi  aiewe 
not  to  Id^m'  tei  Meaiiingin)f»  die  Senfe  in  whieh  It  is 
^i»  ufed  and^stt)^iM  r^Hind  fience  it  muft  appear  to 
•iny  onprejSdIcM  Ptet^,^  t^  dili  Caft;^ 

go  ramWiiig  'after  Heathi^i^  Wilttw,  aiid  tiailbe  d^ 
Interpieters  ofdicftercd  WHterss^  if^  undetftoo* 

the  Meaning  ^  jdieir  Words  better  Aaa  die  Aand 
^  "Writers themielves.  *    ^ ;  *  V'  \.» 

The  Wctid^  fh^i^  ^  ^^^  <iiet  with  fn  die  New 
T^fbwhent;  and  rn^e  'S^a|^fit  Traofladon  of  die 
OW.  fegeiiifil-MeanIng  'fa^^  tadAi^^ 

tber  by  dipi^^'pourli*  Waiar  loi^  die  Kvipoft  of 
Wa0klng.  &v^«ji4«^iu^<i^^^ 

.ftmeWoidi%i^  «f 

diefeModes.  r  Were  it  neceflary,  kould  <|«K)ti  Li|ica> 
graelienenc^  t«  i^Wnee'diis.  Biwr»fe  fignififll  to 
Jwafc  fiiiip^^W^wit  implying  any  d^^  InniiBr- 

fion  lofwhichtaiedwtofcwingfctooes. 

'^imisiffiy  em  mu  bM^  $hi  rrMlkhn  ^f  tk  JOdwH: 
Mi  ^btn  itif  C9m  frm   th  Uarketr  mefi  ibnf 


.■•*■■•, 


■V-  ' 


41 


m-  ■ 


I   ' 


m 


JTjjrfJiiifffitif    cmsept  tbey  m  bapdzrcl,   /it«jf 

HQ^iJm^  M^*  ^  **»  «**^-  Mark  yiL 
fiAr^ASr^  ourSaviQUr  fay*.  Br 

'I ifi«i»f  find *a$*af«Wiig  if  applW  to figmty  we 
MQiiiig  tMr  WarnK  V^s  aad  Beds^hefe  B«^ 
whkiiwerc  ufai  wh^  ttey  «i^  were  wafti^  or  Iwpriz- 
«d  by  Ipii^i^r  And  thai  tE^y.wafliedth^ir  Hanas* 

teHaildi+.    And  m  a  |y^      IwiliW  and  baptiied 

mmfi^  »apt0bt, ,  tlMtt  he  .had  not  hf^  m 
bi^^ed,  befm  Dimur.  Luke  jri.  37*  S?-  ."^^f, " 
^ui^er:Inftancf^  j^  Haijflj  #  ^^^ 

.  Wtet^    St^Paiil  ft«|kji« pT^  Ifi^erfi^n 

^ifcadcr  iaay  b^convi^  JS^Pd,  lOMX^ 

V  i^m4i«fe  InfUnces,  |i9thing  can  Jbe  more  evident, 
tiaii  th^t  this  Word  Baptilin  b  wajQung  fi^ply  >  and  to 
bim^ze  U  theianae  as  to  waih^  '  S^tt^t  indeed  niay, 

iji^Dg  ft^titis  alu>  moft ce^rCMQ,  firom  the  Ii^an* 


'.^.  ••!■ 


*•.  ■.:- 


the 


t  yi4r  Ptowc^  Nol.  MUcd,  C*^^^ 


'*,'* 

.m 


Wnowpfoduced.^  it  k  iife*  t|^;^^ 
wbertmtv'iiisnly  poured;  ot  wen  fpffrt^ed.- 

Snce  the  Word  Baptize  dtereftire  wutesn  4fttM»gto> 

1.eSl  Senfe.  St  wm  .^fliay  ftlUS^r^***,*^ 
'militf  to  feaptoe  all  K«l<*4,  d.>«  not ;  piwlftly  detw- 
m^theMbdfe  dTadmlMftring  B^ptrfm-;^.  n«  »b^ 
«raln  it  to  dipping,  hi  pOUrhiK,  pr  fTOnklinp;.  K>  tte^ 

Word  is  uffd  in  Scripjnare  jn  eachy  tfcefe  A«*ptttton^ 
Bap^fijS  hiaylie  Hlirty  jd^ftroi  l^  W<rf^«^^^^^^^ 

Ae'BI&  Dt  Wafcing  in  two  Pi«*;^/t^^P«rf^^ 
»  fiphes,  V.  46.  where  he:  fiij*H2M  jfiSNWK jj* 

Biirffm?  The-  other  «r'Tip».  Si,  fc^^^««J^,"» 

feaptifto  /fe»'«*«V%«w»''«««;  T^ 

t>r%dns  evince  that  Wiffiing,  either  by  kmiei&m  <# 

thert>)  wisdeemed'lu^tiln  adminrfWiig  tiw  OMi^ 
n«i«,  'anilttreanndaliwentiyv  iSttr  coflWAe  Ph>p^ 
ot  thefe  EjtiJreffibhj  •  Be  defendedf  w«e  ImmwfioOk 
%hichirb«'bi«^rticoJafKiBdrf«^ii%/^^«^ 
proper  and  lawftilMddd  bf  idmimftrmfc^  Papdfln.    W 


»• 


for;  «ft  coMoer  tne  oaptumai  "■•""TS  v«."-—~- 
Wid»»roi>r^,  *hf  with  al  imich  Pi^ 

-  M/.  Wall's  OWeWadoB  bvery  j«ft«  M*^l«^"«*  *» 
ihis  Point.  Heftyi,  »  TheChriaUn.  «»»  *jfe,»Tj 
^«  hiifeverar^ord*  to  fimiJywaOiing.    Thw 

^  Aem  ptonafolrtiOy  for  the  ftcn^nsratt^^*"^ 
*«  Zlfor  otHet^Waings.    It  »  die  Chriftian.  fince 
*«  that  have  appropriSttd  the  W«d  *^ftwt»tte«r^ 

'  w  mei«il  Waihing  5  ..much  after,  the  iame  lUue  »< 

it"-   .)':♦•.  -v  ,  •*  UlCf 

=r— r ^~^ • "- : — • — — ■ — — — - — ■ — • — —    ■»-      ^ ■ 


;/  > 


xt- 


••  ttar  tmi  fpMoriitod  the  Wbtd  Bible,  which  ip 

^  (imkiiaiir^  of  God  I  or  the 

^^  -  ^  lit  >hi*  lo  the  Scfteture  ^^ 

inJ^  the  divine  WVitiiigi^."  fhi> 

W««r  inA^^J^  1^^^^         B«Aor  Font 
101^)01  iT^And hence  it  isminifeft,  thkt KeSrainiii|; 

wmAc  Soiptot  ifpi^ 

Handk  iplt^aier  fiiriMt  Pf]^ 

ihi|lfe^i(MiMeth4 

^,  ceiiiMg  Om  «riWi«  of  ^^Bao*,*"  wluch  fey?p 


*4C 


^MJ^P^'<^1lM 


-  '  -  -■^m  AKdl  Water*  «rt  poured  iqiiii  «^  Han^ 

•  yeftI.T  WMwqiwd.  inAlikr^,C*p.  \»i  t-t 

'  •    -  •      i    *  Ami 


*« 


'Ml* 


»    «'  ' 


:'p5tft£i^»^-^'''- 


tfcejr4i|t 


i^HnahoveOfiosMiMi 


.V  71, 


1^ 


^f'* 


I/: 


*  .     -H 


And tliU Mode «JfW««iigU<!rfle*llHFtaS«:  ^Wf 
Mr  wiftuw  tr  Affiiton,  but  fprinWing  ta  iMtatieftt 
•blfOated  £i06tat;  iii*iifc«  w«»  fpriitikW.  wwCMt*. 

beiMtiied^'iif  th.  InftucM  »  »«?« •n?"**'"'^^!*'^^^^^^^^^ 
f«tr   i   That  foppdbM^  cfMi  Hwds  had  been  aft,  WB 

WW  S^ll  fcW  «  be  baptijed.  I.«*  ^J^^  T«w» 
in  oae  ot  *#*F«ko  iliWdf  «*»«*"rf'**^  *S 

6n  Volcv  If  then  *^PW&n,  fc?  j»«<*«i»»»Wf^ 
c«f«ed  with  W«t»  U  dtmrAMui .  W^«*ii  igS!# 


'  rv  I 


ilw  Account  #e  haw  of  Ipha- «  >^«**«2*S1 
ioicdtoillode  to  I|tam«r(kiii»  #^if  he  ftf  **^M>  4r» 


►* ) 


,  '    » .it 


could  ooibeirtiifmeirfiQii :  Koc >td  liientioli  tbefr.  I/«y, 
^is  iitterljr  Vlcmilbtei  I  migl^t  fa^  impoffil^t  chttlhe 
TtM^  TtioiilM  who  w€rt  b«»eized,  Adi  ii.  4  ■  •  coaM 
viweiiw  t^tOldln«iu:e  h^f  Di^  For  as  cheS^ene 

o^ttotmiCa^it^lpraa  the  City  of  Jerufatenti  is  it  pro- 
^blt  a  fofieieot  C^i^titf;  of  Water  toM  be  pTOeured 
lor  Che  I^HfOfef  Aodai  the  4c<^nt  iiAt>tle$*  that  all 
tfcifl#gidohetheiai|ieDayi.can  any  oneimagine  that 
there  <«r6uld  be  Time  todip  'IThfee  Thot^fimd  ferfoos  ? 
St.  JPll|i^1lra5  biptited  in :  hia  Bedt^Chtmber;  as  maybe 
gil^ieitd  from  the:  t^aivattirc  that  is  givenV  AAs  \£. 
jfS^iTt-  But  ia*ai  ftobabaity  is  diei«  diiit  he  war 
phi^Mdlor  that  Bijrpofe»  after  ConfinedientcobtdM, 
•  and  mfting  three  Bays;  and  in  aChamber»?  ^i^fy^ai# 
iWi^rt*!^!*^  ifll^  ^a^  converted; 

«i*(^«Wfcil<«u^;  #Sbf^^  1^^  This  ^  done:: 

But  la  ihemilJhirvlNift  0^^  ofi^obability  tfiiat  tbey^ 
wlA«lHl|g4iel#l^  llippi^^  Flaeq? 

lJVlial^wiri^#il^afWB<^f  %^  of  Wttttrlor^^t 
Fiii^fe  ?  Or>»he(ice  touid  it  be  procured  ihfb^Ort  a 
Ttta^^at  tl^t  Hour  of  the  Ni^t  ?  Anj^.  PeirfpD  ^^ 
iiifficoi^felfe^fistheM^ii^ 
m^  iioth«iltiiiite%^eviliglito^ 
in  tliefe  Timasi  by  -Afi^m  01^  ^rinkling. "  For  my 
FM^  LIm  A^  iJEtfuadedr^^t^^  in- 

difimhtiy  adMhuftre^  bf«i^1<»r  other  of  theft  Modest 
or%^Mm«il^  juft  as  J^^  iwould  Jdmtt: 

And  Itwill  i^pear  to  a  Berlib'wholiaaWengaged  hjm- 
lelf  torn  Fi^iwci^^  thatb^^&tr^^ 
whidh  Pe^e  haiire  rualnto  on*  tMs  Head---Some  affir- 
miagtliafW/vifere  dipped,  akid  o^era  as  po^vclyaflfcr- 
tingliiat  «Hi^  were  dj{>ped.-  :  :  ■  ^ 

Ag  t»^^  Fraiftlce  of  iherMniil^e  Chdft]i«  after  tlie 
Atfiftlei»  it^ia  generally  aUofiPcd  that  the  ufuid  Mode 
ot^ttttfeiofe.iras.  by  Immariioii.  Thja  was  thoughtto 


•If 


reprefcnt 


^   v.- 


,j9    '  Am  J$9  otk^i^  ^ifV 

miricniip  •  pQfr  IMy  Mwifi^,  the  pWi,  Bi^ 
t^JUftimaiiMiirfourSttlouri  uwellrat  iwrPetilt 

Bi^Tmn  h  ftoiUd  be  oliierved,  that  the  prin^mv^ 
QbriftiMis  di^^not  >udMi  ImnierfiQii  to  be  effbticlil  by 
iMMiim^  to  Biptifoi  1  ina  iccordjjgly  *ey ifeiiil«(^ 
dmioiftred  >t  by  Afiufion  or  SprinkUiigi    THi»  Is  ^^^ 
dqit»    ffofti  thrfr  baptising  fick  Vwp>yi    on    theii  ^ 
Bedi,   who  iroai  xxiin  t  Bed,  were   ctlted  CliiMct^ 
and  their  Bapdfm  denoimoated  Clinic  B»Ptifo.    Fre^t 
queoc  Inaihcet  of  thiit  Sdrt  huppened  j  and  Clinic  Bip^^  . 
tifm  waa  adminifircd  by  Afiufipn,  or  iprinkKng*  widi 
deented  equally  vtiid  widi'  Bawwm  bf  Inwierfioii.      £; 
Oflbii  we  have  an  incmitemble i'roof  in  "C^y^ni^ 
•BW  lis  Yeara  after  St.  Johni  and  hii  Teftjaioiiy  if 
of  the  grcaier  Weight  in  tidt  Cai^,  ft  he  waiititrtiiflehr' 
ri^  in  his  Hotioiw  of  Baptjfm^ioiiwich  %  ihic^' ^ 
Baffin  by  Hwtics,  howeWr iulyidmi^Oi^in^^ 
,    IuSAs  V  yet  being  ow  of  d^^^ 
r  belMili    OncM«gn«»'twiSrtitt!  him  oiil^ 
relaiiiig  toBfl^Md(m.    C^ 
tlinj,  wWch  waa  idniiniflri^        AflSifioo,.  was  Iwtfcl' 


i>,» 
t 


;^« 


imd  vilid  ?'Cypfiananfwer»  .  ^  .  . 

««  You  »Ho  ii^aiiv,  moft  dear  Son,  whttt^niy  Opmion 
«  is  of  tMe  whotec^ve  the  6nM«,*  tneaMi^sB^ytirm; 
«'  inSic^ls  s  whether thofe^ to  be  wxxio^wM  hM^ 
"fall  Chrima»4  who  are  iiot;  v^Jh^  omtr  %ith 
**  the  Water^^  Sgil^ation,  bur  JUy*hai«  it  ^rcd: 
<•  4i|^m.  U  which  M«tfier--4feidt^  to  toy  j^ 
**  C^ity,  1  tWnk  *ia--^hat\Ae  Di»jn«  ^^^ni 

«  k&  ihaiitl^1»hi)fc  (if  i^     a:^ 
«  Benefit ##*|i|lWeiyedwidi  »M«««i  «gf»l^ 
«  Elides  hqdirftti«G»y<r  w»d  Reieiircr.  a  For  *^ 
^  Coomdm^l^^m^^  the^^y^ 

^  niui^^^  Skin^andBody 

«<  k^^bedp^  ^  ^  cpQimpo  Bath ; .  So  as  there  is  Need 


of 


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*  i^^tS^'"  ■  *7^w^  _ 


'jgot.  Ite  &  deceived  at  t»  nipr 
>^  ScKi|#,  they  »rl«>1)e 

tkey  hti^'^aAvCaiiftofi 


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in  E9t§4 
cqudO 
••  figni 
"  Gw< 
*•  equa 
•«  Sex 
*\  on  a 
**  Aca 
anochei 
diati^lv^ 
**  Gm 
•«  is  b; 
**  mini 

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•*  Cft)| 

cerninfl 
£3(trad 
c6hfut( 
Mo4e. 
AflTulio 
will'  (d 

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anyalid 
wete  n 
Tkoes, 
theiei! 


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^  An  i|^  PQ,  .&/4iif  i^iti/k>^.  «4t 

^  jiet  not  In  4h  oqiml  S^te  with  othm  ? ,  B|f  jno  Mctbt) 
««  &SC.  The  Holy  Ipirfcji  nQigiffnby  fisvtfil  l^(i)lumr^ 

.  *•  but  it  wholly  ip^recf  on  Wieirwi.^r*^T:  \.'^t]-f!  i^ 

Here  ^e  proceeds  lo  diew,  that jthit  was  ^adoiiHi  9Pj4 

in  EftHl^M,  i8.  whde every; perfonijfaitpliiife^r.fiV^ 

equal  Omer  q|  N^anna    '  <«  By  whicb,"^  fayi  he,  >«  V«% 

.«•  fignified,  that  the  Pardon  ot  Cbrill»  li»d,  heiyc^i!. 

!  **  Qrace  which  was  to^  come  .Iftarwarda,   Was  t^  Jmi 
**  equally  divided  among  alU  wUhout^y ;l)iftin^H>i7^  pi 
*«  Sex  ;  that  the  Gift  of  Grace  w|a  tp  i^,pburef)''pu^ 
*\  on  all  the  People  of  God,  without  any  Oimiieoce  ooi 
"Account  of  Age*  orRefped  of  PerJ^;^^Thifia 
another  Te(Kni;onyln  favour  of  JnfaacB<ptiii|ii9^ip»i^ 
diaijel^after,'  he  adds—!*  Certainly  jt^e tanlt  ^i^^q^ 
"  Grace  w^ieh  b  received  by  all  Belieyetftfi  jiipliilin», 
is  by  pur  future  Life  and  Condu^  increafed'or  V4i^ 
miniflied  I  juft  as  in  the  Gofpel,  (lie  S^  waa^qui4l9i 
« lowed,  butfccprdinff  to  t^e  Variety  pfSofl,  dl^fi;-] 
«•  c^ved  it;  ibme  perjytM*  W»e  pr^PCfd  pi^idej^^M 
*^  Crop,  and  incre^to  30,  6o»  or  iA  ipp|?p)d If!-. tt 
Thel^  were  the  Sehjtti^nts  ol^^^^My  M<M^>J^7, 
cerningBaptilm  by  AI^Qon.    I  taye  jgiven  tfis  Ww 
Ei^traSof  hisEpiftle,  al"  what  Wttys  may  (kijgiM 
di^futp  the  idle  &b)edipnsth^aib  qoiT;  pf^i^t  WI^ 
Mpdie.    There  were  ptber  Caies.  in  .which  Bajp^te  :|b)f 
AjTulion  was    pra^fe<l  1    but  u.  .vifM^ ,  I  iiinagiiif, 
will'  denr  that  'this  Mp^  iwaay^^^     ffi^  :  jii 
the  Primitive  Church,   it  is  needldsr^to  adduce  ^  any 
more  t^tnipni^^    Thpft  indeed  <^i^  reived  ,C^if 
^aptiffn,  wte^eofenJen^^  Tj^  jR^foii 

1^  potlwcatife^l  if«|  #pe4  ^^)e^|ea^t  pT 

anyalidvi<Hr  tti^iifeft^os^ 
were  i>rdained.    Bg|  tbe  Rei^ 
•Hmes,  ^n  Hea#^  iisas;thfsp^^ 
dieie  were.many^  ^bo»  ahho*  tto  Jn^^hrifti^iqK 
49d  afl;^otajljo|ts.f:)pa;$iDe^  yet  ;ddsirt;t^^\W!<9?f> 


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^SSSIw^MtertMl  With-  «*d€rin»**»rt»«i<<n. 
li  MKs  turn  M»^  i»«iattetd.    *^«***^i^^J^^ 

IfAM'iie  ilMiftrW'Med,  ft  (k  (INtikiMit.    It »  Uot  tWe 

**     -  Srttended 


■■•s-  -* 


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ivikin- 

ftlvith 

htthy 

Mil  the 
9M  in 
W!  iceh 
iffc  ihay 

)«)  Re- 
aver liia 

e  ^bicH 
tAtd  tUf 
rtot  t)fe 

lattended 


<Mlft(  yec,  (  think. none  miV  Ay  thic  Miy.qi  PlNV^ 
c|Qloti4l  toichc  riftbt  Paitic^Qn  of  jt,  or  «iip^  /ttocli 
^Ncdtfl^r  to  follow  ^ew.  4^tviqn<u()pv0M£^ 
nferfioiiwcre  the  only  Mode  on  Recocfi  i|i  qcfiiym  Joii 
tdminiftring  Baptilm,  which,  however,  ii  not  true,  yet 
Imidaribn  woMld  not  be  eflentUl  to  the  ^^iu^mmi 
The  Resfon  it,  it  it  but  a  Cfrcumftance  which  can  m 
Way  affed  the  Eflfence  of  Baptilin  (  becaufe  neither  our 
S^Tiour,  norhit'Apoftlcsyinidetha^  (^qgle  eflentialtt^ 
itt  who  only  had  Authority  to  do  To. 


J.  Thofe  whp  pr{i<ti(;ir  Jo^ndeiiioii  ^n  bapci«)ng,  jk 
hot  to  be  condemned  on  that  Accpbnt  i  Yor  altho^^pl 
.is  no  jwfitive  frreccpt  for  it,  yet  it  m  j^lfiifry  fl^V^ed 
by  fome  Scriptute  Examplea  %  not  to  lAetitidn  die  *^unial 
Praaice  t>f  the  Piifnii;ive  Church.  ?or  ithat  pk  4k 
Churches  at  thti  Pay.  in  ifvhich  Aa(^,i|  a^^i 
\if  Immerfion.  But  to  ii^rqi  the  E|C^%  on" 
(;he  Sacratneo^.  dq>en^s  ji^pop  it^liT^^  m\ 

4.  Thde4rej»^i6a^^ 
dmanc^  iuimioittred  by  AlKufiop  or&ri^ii^:  S 
every  Benefit  of  t|^  Sgcmment  u  tmf^  W&^ 
eitt^^r  of  theie  Mq^ea  as  wieUX  '^  lrtl]£,4Nr  MmJ^ 
|hcy  w  eaiwllf  fH^rfc^blcco^r^o^Ji  ^^tWfum^ 

:ripture  Examftlet  m  FaVour  cif  Ae 


l^niayiddfjui, 
liepiefn^tiQ^^ 
re^ioo,  ,wh^^ 

tewro^.prjUL..  ^ 

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-— -V 


SECTION    IX. 


>J*a:„  S^  Ae  A«dq«t,  <rf  Ant.p-d^^^ 
rtacMt^  thw' amnot  twee  the Ongm  ot  it,  ^K"  wiy 
lilSS^hiSerdun  •»««  the  Year  .5»3.  «  «••«?>« 

^utJAm^  SMfk   Thomai  Muncer,  and  otncrs^cxnac 

W^^Z^to^  upon  that illuftrious Reformer  i 

Time  prewMea  w  rr  A^iiT  Thf no* *•  That    Infant 

llSfir^.^  tobTenduwd  in  the  Kingdom  of 

«  £SeBS.«M  be Jtfpt  in^  fucb  Sul,^ ,  by 
«ltheirta»aords."     '  '  ;'-- 


^tdw  the  Ci»  ofMtafter  j  «ne»  tnef  ff"* 


# 


f^-'. 


«hirg«blfrwith  thdr  Pfocwdingfc  oprimt  wWi  them 
in  aiiyTbrng,  but  U^  th«r  OwpoRtJon  co1oUiit9aptito. 
Except  this  fingloPolfit,  AntUjptifb.  m^^  f  I  ^« 
Iftrn,  boW  in  general  the  lamePrwapIci  with  o^r  ^ro- 
ceftancs  i  and  difappi)pvc  the  violent  Fro«~>'J^5 
thefe  German  Enihufiaflii.  But  (liU.  tliai  wat  tte  Pjpiiod 
^n^'^^  .      -^'^^'^  it,  Hifc  I  and  theie  w«if. 

This  much  wu  nec^ffiir 
^^  irtio  the  Origin  rf  th] 
liowever  to  infult  any 


frhcn  Antipopdoba 
the  People  who  bn 
to   be  land  «   when 
Opinion  i  which  is  not^ 


hold  it  now  I  for  befidcs  that  I  would^  chufc.io  tieat 


them  with  fendernefi  I  there  isnoihinp  more  dilagFI^ 


able  to  ahumaoc  Mind,  than  gifmg  Pain  too!  _  __ 
About  the  Time  of  the  Reformation,  tod  before  (t,  uicr| 
were  feveral  Societies  of  People  who  feparatcd  Iroii^  Uif 
Church  of  Rqme,  and  were  unanimous  in  oppding  its 
Errors,  tho*  they  might  differ,  in  fome  Particulars,  fiom 
each  other.  But  there  is  no  authentic  Account  in  any 
Author  of  Note  I  have  met  with,  ihit  any  of  them  wtm 
Antipcedobaptifts.  There  was  a^^ter  Wfoi^  Ifom 
Bohemia  toErafmos,  in  the  year^^9,  cowemingl 
Sea  in  that  Country,  called  Pyghards.  The^^teri| 
quoted  by  Mr.  Wall,  and  fays-.-"  Such  n  conw?.  over 
•«  to  their  Scft,  muft  every  one  be  haptizid  anew  mnvtm 
Water  •:'•  The  Letter  docs  not  fay  they  oppqM|nUpf; 
Baptilm  •,  and  as  their  fuppofed  Errors,  anid  dimn^i(k« 
ina  Tenets  are  ihehtioned,  we  may  conclude  they  were 
not  Antipcedobaptifts.  It  is  probable  they  though  thai 
the  Baptifro  which  was  admipifbtdinfo  cornipta  Qiurch 
as  they  cfteemed  theChurch  of  Rome,  ¥>iu  ibvalidiand 
Ibot&e  reNptiaed  tbojfe  who  came  to  jfwm  hop  iU 
i ihouldhave  p*0W  thta  Inftance  over,  did  noc  Ann*, 
i^sadbaptiftt  drag  it  in  a«  favouring  them  i  which  they 

J^^^^^^i^m^it  will;  te  ^  wdl  or  111  tea£/ 
ISv^h*"*"*^^^*  it  dotinotifervcthdrCtufe.  ^ 

/■-/-• '  '  ' — •  :\         — — — - 

/  f  WtU'i  i^Inf.  Ba^Farta.  Clitp.8.  I4.    ^ 


,  *•• 


*  ,s 


igm,  lad  ildc  MailSa^fi^lf^ttHie  ot  any  cimr- 

i#iiift  IMtit  Bicidfin  i  uiMs  TemilKiti  may 
&A,  ithdldVifW  the  EWiy  of  their  Biptifm, 

iitto  t  Maiinar  as  ckarly  f^ln?es  the  imiverral 

iWtfHaHiHil^  Timci  ym  tg  bi^iae  Infantl  4.    Hk 
Ci^fiaib^fa  ahckcff  ctonM^        There  were  indeed 
IWiiyH^i^cib  >*^li6  at  teireral  Times,  totatty  rcnoun^ 
1^  m^aH  WWr  Bapdiiti,  or  gready  pcrrcrtcd  it.    Such 
¥m  eteAlcbdnitife,  theMarcofians,  Valeniinians.Qjitn- 
^drQMIti,  Aid^iiiq»  SeltkiansiMamchees,^c.  mentioned 
by  VeMi^  £t^fisnitii,  Attftin,  and  O&ers.    TD 
Mmh^iti^  nAtb  ht  confidefed  is  Ai^tipomi^    , 
%iU  is  ^MBa^fts^  If  fao  ttjeaed  all  Baptifiki  1^ 
Mr  "^i  rupt^ore  diat  any  Ifill  chtife  to  dito  any  Con^- 
Ili^Hbniifiththem,  or  btiild  on  their  Authorinf.         u 
\  Wfiertfmh^feeKjnoiwtf Jefoswasprp^ 
jfttti  th^  IfV'orld'^m  %e  the  diifbenc  Piitl  of  Afii,  Af- 
vif^  MidEiirJM,  the^^J^       of  Bapti^h^  Ih^mCI 
IbMtffih^Vnait^^l^^  IttsweHlciiowfi 

lAiitttte^^nt  ihfilfefftant  Ciitirdtes  bdn^  t^ftota^^ 
l?hfeiliie4s  doiie  in  «te  <5  add  In  tfti 

ekmt  6i  Rome.  ^  Tlie  Ab^flcaies  and  Ct^d  of  Af  ri- 
,«fN^A^Hkibd«k£^  H^torians,  Mdcklces, 

» Ifnc^aiieit  liaiFt  die  Advantage  of  Time.  Let  MmJPBuiWcd, 
'•^  ^.CfaapdMd,  from  Ma  Infiuicy.  let  luin  be  d^dkaied  ftooi  ^'" 


-•v:    ■'•■ 


ftffm 

the 


•ft! 


*1 


-T»-# 


•«,;'     »■ 


the  Eaft-Indies,  deferve  pnicultt  NcOfe*  fj^  fftm 


♦•  ThomM  thjy  kept  thfe  Faith, 

J  JSSfSro&ni,  KingofPortugti. 

"  or  BraSTwete  brought  to  him,  on  wbicb  tncni  t» 


.-iiiy' 


■  4.jr:M>r_ 


-*-^^ 


m 


f^tftei^,,,; 


Ai  '^f^f'iin  StfiMt  §apii/kr 


K,      ■     » 


W>^tK  liiuciiWicuI^,  iiitcrpittcd  the  Letteri  on  dicfe 
■•*  Tablcf;  They  coitMncdtGrittit  made  to  St.  Thomas 
if  by  the. King,  who  tb<tn  reigned  there,  ot  a  certain 
'**  (iiltttity  of  Li^,.where  htlhould  build  •Temple 

%  bipCe  fiiifiriti^-thb*  not  b  fore  the  fortieth  Day  altar 
«^"^ W*W  itmDangrrby  Sick- 

•^*^nfefs-^^  K^w^it  is  very   rpmarkablc   that   thcfe 
^hHife|ttSi>fSt;  Thomas,  w^^        fittle  or  n6  €bn- 
<  fie^kS^wiai  it^y  t^thttf  Chtifti^^^  ptt^eir 

^di^CTfiW  Wihe^^fijct^ft^^  fl^ouM  baptize 

fiiftfnfi,^  y*wdrai^lq*ei4(i*K6^  l 

•tW^tia^ibilfeblY^^^^i^^  fifofii  the 

niRl»    li'>ti5a<Jo^^^ 

i?iSt  tw?ntjci^  %  it  not^ipriijng  ttitk 


dW«n«i^  iftb6ia^^!linibit?^^^^T^^^  whateircir 

#ii»  hi^t  M^fldd^ii  oAor  Matters,  yet  ia 

^in^atito  ^tni^titt^, '  Ati;ihould  litiiniimoui:. 

►*^  ife  btih^  juft  J^^  ctn^pbffiWr  be 

ferjiiSi^  bvr  the,  |)l^n,   obirwus 

^i^hmt  i  and  diat  the  Apoftles,  wherever 

^iififi06^t  tairtlht  their  Converts  to  bap- 


its 


i  r* 


\  werefome  Dutch  Refugees  thiwcatoeowt&on 
^>KPirsi^i|:  m.  I^itfaLctjer  he  wrote 
li  ii^^.  l>l^f^c^e  tor  iome  tMi^^ 
^  i|le^  c^mnri  ikys-^^^V  There  is 

Kv^'.v-j  :..\.i.-';^i. ,.: ^ !,>:>•.■,  a  ■::■■ .;  >  <. ,  »-  ■■■/■;.:  -  -'^ great 
'       V  ^  i|^«Bii^'Oiini»  I>«  Ribnt  a^  Bmande  gdlit.  lib.  j^ 

*iMmSmm  ^  Wm^  Ami  inBimi^ft  Enqoiik^ 

Jec. "CiMup.. ^o*  ;•'•■■:    •■'>  ■ ,,  ,..^^'?V:•:v'J•;..^v-'r♦<^'■^.»-'.:■  i  v ^ '/^V-?;/,-       \ 

4  Hienm.  Olbritts iMd.  ^  io$'»  lOt.     — '  "  ■'■'"'  -' '~^ 


it%> 

'gailheiE 

ings^ 

Anab 

mt(A 

who  c 

•Chun 

•  -Th 


whicfi 
'*    often 


^-¥V 


-.y 

W'l.^ 

,  ;-^' 

•aii.«.ii.\» 

-.     '  '\    ".     '.".    ' 

j4^^ 

^  An  J^  on  ii?^ 

'^  ttitatReriba  think  God  on  ttti  A«6Mflitj  A«t 
^»  Thear  hot  of  any  EngUlh-maii  whoil  indined  tpthat 
■"  Madneis.  I  wonder  that  luch  monftroui  Opirtioni 
♦*  (hotild  corhcintj)  the  Minds  of  ahp  Chrlftiani  J.** 
^Vht  Iblldwing  were  fomc  of  the  Qpihibni  bithefc  Ana- 
bai^tfe,Which  he  6\\%  mbhftrous— ••  Infants  a^e  not  to 
«*  be  baptUed---Chi1ftian8  ought  not  to  uf^  the  Sword 
*<  .^Alf Oaths  arc  UnlawftilM*-Chrift  took  not  Flclh  of 
"  the  Vlfgih  Mary."  From  thi»  Pafl&ge  6f  Mr.  Fox^ 
it^atjpdirs  that  Ahtipoedobaptifm  hadnot  at  that  Time 
gailied  ihuch  Ground  in  finglind.  It  was  ill  the  fucercd- 
•Sigs  feigns  oi  JAMES  L  and  CHAHLES  I.  that 
Anabapiifts  incre^  in  thirt  Kingdon^i  but  they 
chicfliy  flouriihcd  during  the  Ufurpationdf  Cfom^clJ, 
'^hd  en^rkged  alrnot cv«t  Scft  that  5»do!d  oppofc  the 
•Church  of  England  and  PrefbytcTians,»rti6m  h«  wanted 

toJiumhleand  reduce  alWch  as  po^ble  *^  i!''  f  -j"^-  ^ 
'Tik  firft  -ftbok  that  appiawd  in  fngHfti  ISoT  vmdicat^ 
AntipOBdobaptifm,  waspne  tSiiafe|B4fi^^ 

priiitcd  Anrl^om.  16181  "^my^mmmimyylim 

inadeilhc inoft  exaa.  diligent  Search  6f  any  Man^  inlcf 
Iheft  Mkttcrst/  li^WJd  h«mcntion!f  fonie  Booltt 
Ibund  upon  Jeiuits  bc%e  that  a^nft  Infant  Baptijmi 
which  they  intended  to  difperfe.|^efe  J^^ts^^**! 
often  known  to  diiputc  ^nd  preach  againft^  Iniant 
*  '■"-..   BapUirti^ 

*  TheAaabwptiftshcwevef  wmthorougtediij^^  at  wp^ 
well  Jiefo^e  WsPtt^,  nbtwithftandlne his  Mv\mf»t  *^^^^ 
firom  their Pentioii, to  King  tpiiark*  "•  whUe  at^niges;  in  wlu<!i^ 
tliey  lament^  thatthcy  were  fo  touch  impofed  on  by  Sim.  ^ Among; 
d&ef  ^THiiito  dwf  fay--'^  We  knofw  not  whetherwe  have  jufter3«at- 
. •«  ter<if Shame  Or Sonw  ^toiiiiiftred  to ni»  when  w^takc  aR«ffcx 
"  V«W9fwrwft  Aa>oMt^«>»^fi^  *P*®  die  Commiffion  of 
■0  what  Crimes,  Impieties,  *c»  we  have  been  led,^cheited,  cou- 
•Vfened  and  betrayed,  by  tW.  grand  Imp^^A^ 
«  Hypocrittu  thatcfetejba,te€^ 

V  oSbriiim^ MankM,^t Landfldp of toiquigr, UwtS^k of 
«  SaTthatCompendittmoTBafcnefi,  who  nSw  catt»  him&ff  out 


I  ^ 


I* 


.^m 


•/.^ 


:  V- 


th«  •ftBTtWri'rMMfiptoi  WK  ri»u»  unMflsrfl,  »«^^«r 
,  TWogl*»W«w»*M(>  Anarchy,  *«3f  ««•?«<=«  .Wlghj  H»« 

tuM  tarn  fo'ttiBoifmi'     ■     •   ;v ;  -si^  il  '«.  •   ', 

^T»S«Hiwt«nd  unfterW  hM  **CT  tlK^«a>ce  of 
jbrfS^tg  ttSw.^'<l*'<«J  »»  it  «  «  *i?  P^*'.  *™ 

FniKet  cf  «te  Cbwch  pf  Cboft  w  w  wwnw  Agf  j«r 
Ju^Tima&wl  ip  »  wjf  iiiawfidfabte  N»mbor^=^  » ^w 

9i0t9^^m  im^4^  uiw>lMnC4i]r  FaUiofP  of  ofiify^ 
.XV  XcMwy  of  thei»,  and  tjbfi  $piriS  tljicjr  hrc^thc,  W  .#"»« 

i#  A*t4p««»aptii«i^eadude*a  W«iir*«i»  vthc^Pn- 
^a^^a  irf  die  Q«rfpcl,  4jy  ^d«i^ln|^m 

«ic%ctore^liey«Hne  »>  ithe  ¥«•» -of  Knpw Wk,  and 
i»  fit  tp  be  l?aptizcd  as  Adute^^^ 

.      nds  of  Separation.        x-      ^  .  '  ;■ . "  • . .  '     "~       ,.  • 


:-^^K. 


'l^ 


ftpj»v 

Wcrf 

'    .  *      - 

<  ■     .1 

iCC  of 
thro' 

Q  Ae 

ufev 

ndples 
c  fti- 

i  ^ 

fr  ^ 


^  Mod 


IW 


Ift  Jl^  on  ii^  Btfl^ 

dfcllefdd  ofChfift,  rrtdubedto  tlxSltii^of  Hcitheiiib 
and  left  to  dieai  thcjr  were  born»  witbo^l  Mng  crtnfl^. 
ted  from  ft  State  of  Wrath  lb  a  State,  of  4F«vouf ,  by  tkai 
Oi^inance  which  our  Sairiour  appoiatipd  for  that  very 
Porpofe.    This  ii  forbidding  th^fe  fo  come  to  Ch^ 
whom  Chrift  never  forbade— It  is,  as  Bifhop  Tayloir 
Obfenren;  *«  expofi;^  RabestotheDanger  ofan  eternid^ 
*•  LofS|^  from  wliich  there  is  no  Way  ip  reooner*  but'' 
^  an  extiWdiniry  Way*  >riii^^  bath  not  rcveiU  • 

A  ^  to  \i%,^  -'p-^  '■^■%H'>^':'  ■:■-<: :^r\---\     v.::--'.-*:v:   ■■ 
#  Again.  The  Practice  of  R^-bapdzing  thc^  who  ?pero 
baptized  ii>  Infancy,  founded  on  the  fame  Pf  inciplesit 
isthennoft  uncharitable  ^at  caii  be,  to  fay  no  worle« 
t^r'l9|Eirkitwe)l,  u  allih^^  Frofefibrs  ot^  CHrifManky 
on  EmhareA^dobaptiill,  except  this  HtllrHftQdiiu 
of  Anabaimfts:  Whatis  tlUi,  but  declaring  them  all  (9- 
be  aSet  ofunbaptized  Headiens-^without  Churi^  or 
any  true  Ordinance  I  It  i$  lifichurchii^tie  1»ho^  ChriA 
tian World.  So  that  AntiMdobap^fin  ckiei  iib&militai^ 
agunft  one  Denomination^Ciuciiliana  oinly-^^the  Gon>r  « 
lioverfy  is  not  inth  tbisjor  that  Church  49^  wikh  all 
the  Churches  on  Earth-^>wtth  all  the  'dii|riit  |)0ock 
'  minationsi^at  cal^  theNameof  JefusC^ft.      „ 
If  Infant  Baptifmbe  invalid,  tho  Principle  oa^  whif4i 
Ediaptizingis  ibufidedf  €hen  all  ^i$intftratiMS'  in . j^ 
Chrfltiaq  Church,  of  whlE^ind  ibev^^ffw^ 
^  alio,    in  J^atCale,  theiGaKa  ^  HipMiave  pc«^vi^d| 
a^ainft  the'Church  of  C%rfft,  nor  taim  there  bemp 
v«tipii  in  it.    For  Jk)w  can  there  be  Sal|i(|on«  I  mean  ysk 
the  oniinary  appointed  Way,  in  a  Cblrch  withom  # 
Miolflfy^  Withoiit  S^e^^  sof 

<5ras5C»  if  triftejKl  filch  tSodet^^^ 
Cbiii^^  Certainly  tMePTinc^^  and  i!hat  Frii^ior^ 
fMk^««teffiunly  4mw^^A^  as  ^imk^xoa 

them,'  0i4!htQ9  bemodh  ^iiMSM*    ^  ^Mh  my  one 
I^)i0t#ltu9  ii|i<«ri«tt^  t»nmon,  ripu  Hiac  all  ^ . 
£mC'BiptifitM»iiiviEilid»  ftiidwa4Mla  Pert$fjio|ii  sfmii^^ 


V- 


\ 


^.•»    .. 


iasssss^c 


1 
I 

r 


M..*i' 


|j-^',     -■■'' 


.1  V-' 


i/C 


«|niy;  trifUng  y^  the  jnoft 
^tcaa  enter  intp  wh  mm.  Ke-  «s 
.^cbnfifteht  With  jN|Na«ire  and 

IS^idSted  fa  *it  Ligl^  J»^Cbn^^^^^^^^ 

til  fwtamv  Inftn»  ""^  *!?*«^.  i**.  ."^ 

I  th«*«««oftfW  into  Cdwn«l»tliW'*  "'?'• 

iwmeriy  oWwlHl  Jewifli  DifpenUiKf.    .But  by 

^tetScifc  when  they  tt^taptia  ttole^l^.  loin  thein. 

Kw.TXt  it~  demonftrably  true,  that  all  thefe 
aii  un9.  ..       ,    _^i«._ii_.a^-.^ifQin  their 

|ft  Life  etttT 

lly  Ba]p^m» . 

om  twice.** 

■  '  - .  y*    : 

Canonsv  npt 
8/'  ire. 
^  ^i,  imoiig 
/ftdntcifyini 
i'^^eftifion 


^S?en«simar.lly  ««i -ectffiirUy^^ 
"^Pflnctale. andPraffice.  >^   ^j.     ^  .,.i  SEt^. 

ii  vUA.«.»«^lSliimc  the &mej  fine* » 

;  4  «*  c^nfiirtd  and  «xmd«Bmftd  aU  Todi  j 


» 


!# 


■>9 


^  Effivf  on  Infant  Baftijm.  ^^^^r^^ 


r  v:>*^;;<; 


SECTION    y.. 


{»«>■ 


■»-.Js' 


^$Condiifim^'in,  which  the  Evidmnfor  Infant  B^ 


!(/«  an  hritfixfummd  if- 


>.i''' 


^a'vl:?: 


» 


HAVING  thus  confidcred  the  Nature  of  Baptifi|«*^ 
ftnd  the  Evidences  which  evince  that  lof^W 
mould  be  admitted  to  that  Ordinance,  I  (hall  condudp 
this  Effay  by  brfeHy  recapitulating  thofe  Evideiwrs,  and 
throwing  them  together,  that  the  Reader  may  fc^'them 

in  one  coUeaed  View^  .    .     ^  "       ^^^^^^^^^^ 

It  appears  then—That  Mankind  in  their  jprclcnt^ 
fallen  State,  are  born  in  Sin,  and  arc  by  Nature  Childrcii 
of  Wrath  i  confcquently,  thut  the  Redeemer'a  McriU 
are  neceffafyto  ALL,  whether  young  or  old,  to  attain  Sal- 
vation. Accordingly,we  find  that  in  all  the  pilpenfationa 
of  God  froS  m  Beginning,  in  Subferviendr  to  the  great 
Defign  of  Man's  >Reden)ption  by  Jefut  [Christ,  there 
wasa  gracious  Provifion  made  for  Infantk  as  well  m 
Adults.  They  Ihared  in  tbrState  of  their  Parents,  and 
were  adniitted  totf 

^  iate'ii^enan^^  ^  the  Al^ 

lifflfe^  /Tfce  Child  that  was 

nofthusenterocl'  intoCoveSmtiafli  J(|i^^^ 
igfrmhis  Teople^  i.  e.  wasnot«i0artaltfMthePnv|. 
Usxs  of  God's  Peoi^,  BOr  accouftt^  one  orthcm>  J|pr 

JfCsi^^QttL'xyn.  i4t/  tIBl  waiidlb  ^  Cafe^nder^ 

Part  JPUfepleof  Godi--were^  M 
and  cont^lPlfi)  until  our  Sav^rixras  incarnate.    The 
^    PI  Afi^ghty 


/••: 


T<^f  -  F 


Ciitii;^ 


V,  Annot.  on  Ocn.,  xvii.  i4i  tiia  Nnmb.  «fr 


Annot.  on  Qeii.,  xvii.  ly  amvnm 
'tMo^esaadAron.  Lib.  6.  Cb^.  i. 


::£,■' l\y.. 


^[^. 


,.;-m 


.  '    -(; 


114  Jto  lfer<m  iijM ll^^ 

Almi^tty  c«M»  Childfen  his  Servthti*   Levtt  xkw,  41, 
4a.  Tbey  Are  laid  to  enter  into  Covenant  with  him. 

Deutcr.  3(ix.  11.  la.  ^ 

If  tppctri— that  Baptifni^  fttcoflifdf,  and  fupplies  the 
Place otCircumcifion.  Throne  is  the  Ordinance  of 
laiiiatioQ  into  tlu:  Oiriftian,  u  the  other  was  into  the 
J^iih,  Difpenlation.  Both  were  Difpenfations  of  the 
Covenant  of  Griice—confered  Salvation  only  thro'  the 
^iniin  tff  Jefiia  Cfarift  >  wiiowas  equally  the  Centre  an4 
OkfftAof  both,  k l61U>wa€Rerefofe«  that  Infanta (houl4 
ie  «dfiiilted  «o  tf»e  one  as  well  as  the  other.  For  Infants 
-^^  -mm  M  capafak  of  entering  into  Covenant  with  Gjpd» 

.  tkafe  iafheiune  l4ocefllty  tor  it,  as  lormerly, 
,  „  Thit  tt  was  our  Saviour's  Intenttoa  ..they  Ihould  thu|^ 
^ewMVcdilico  his  Church  and  Covenant  by  Haptifm, 
apotiffi  f ram  his  Declaration  in  their  Favour,  when  lie 
i^ffiukistbi  Kk§dm  4  i^Mvui  v  i.  e^^  FnVl. 
llMiofifae  GolpeU  «re  defigned  for,  «nd  i)clong  <o, 
ihem;  |«t  heiiqprefsJyMfirms— Art^^iyw  hthrn 
iffmmvmd^  ^  i^/MTf^  i.  e-  be  bapt»<sd,  he  unmt 
iwt&  im  itat  Kii^m.    Baptiim  is  the  initiating  Qrdi^ 
0iiiee4io4iaiapMiinted  for  admitting  all  into  the  GoC' 
tel  Difpn^ttioti*    It  is  thoMUily  inftitueed  Way  to  par^ 
iidKoflkt  Privilege.    By  denying  Baptifm  to  Mantis 
thcyaiiei^ilded  Immr  tlKle  Benefits  and  frivikges, 
tho'  ovr'^^nrioiir  fiiytfhey  were deligRed^for  diem.  Fo^ 
ipi^'andcr  die  |ewifh  Wpeniacion,  the  C^li^rV^^ 
jgjiAt  aiaugiclfed»  >did  liat  partake  of  ch#F»ivikg^ 
Wthe  4/Umigli^'*  €o^Kdfi0aU  or  People,  i^i%r  waa 
dkooMKedai  ^nt  of  the  ktier :  fip  under  m  Qofyd 
^ifetitfiidion,  the  I^rlM  w^  >b  iili>apnjB«d4^ 
Mun^Bal^ifemberofC^^        irifible  €hufdi,  is  m^ 
ttdmiti^fioks*i^rtvilMBea,inor«^^  family  ,4r 

ad+.-    •  ^-  ::::...,    .;;5t* 

J  .T-'^^^^^  difiit$  diw  would  oWervc— that  lie  rofoii* 
^^       *  Prinrinlrt.  ithat  what  hf  ,»JvV»^^  ahoye >  flo 


batii.coBdiMni.ioaU'^ 


H^dSdobaptilb 


Amt^  «i  hfmt  M*p^fMk 


Jit 


m  A^Mnrt^n  whick,  uhir  Ikhc  Gt^«  it  irtvcn  i^ 
ftjch  aA  iiitrft«ntettd  intD  Coirena^t  with  Chfift  oy  lap* 
HIM,  and  to  none  beftdo.  i  C*.  vii.  14^  tht  T«- 
Hour  of  the  whole  Ptffiige,  and  Drift  bf  the  Afoftk*^ 
Rfeafonlnk  in  the  Plicr.  evince  that  Chiiditn  were  ilM 
fcirpiited;-    He  is  fohringa  Cafc  which  was  put  10  htm 
^.•«  Whether  a  bclieV^ing  HuiBalid  or  Wife  fliMld  Uvt 
w)lhan  unbclleviiigPartner.'*  H^*«fminti  iheyikiHil^  1 
srovide^  the  wnl^KeTiog  Party  were  willibgi  and  for 
chiiileafon^  among  ocherl— That  there  wa»  n  Urong 
FrobibUity  and  Freftmption  the  Unbeiicfef  woirid  h^ 
won  o^fcr  to  Chriftianity  by  the  ijoovertilloa  •!  f%Be«- 
liever.      To  illoftraOB  and  confirm  his  Pttefmipillo^ 
he  appeaU  to  a  fimilar  Faft,  that  was  vltry,  well  JsiiMpP 
QnaHrtiilarPrefumptioti  and  Pr^abHity  tWMtCWldrca  "^ 
would  be  eduofloed  in  the  i'^nctpks  of  the  ChritM 
Faith— iraioei  g)  inthe  Priftice^flpsProcepBa  %«!« 
]ftftru£tion  and  Exairole  of  their  Paiteti:  FNey  wwf 
holy,  i.e.  S^ts  orChfiHiaot*    they ^^  vdedimed 
t0  God^  and  entered  intAyCowMUit  trith  him.iqr  B^ 
tm.    For  their  Molinefbbouid  he  no  ocher  ^fS^m 
Which  is  rditivc  and  fwdaiAi  «id  was  «o  .«I«Wh 
«tsaiiiia»le  i^ianhy  dedicatky chemiipiGildlaJfcapi^ 
Were  4t  not  for  this  prefumad  8ticceft#l^thc  ¥mtmt% 
lBftni6lidrt«nd®«»ni|^  to  bring  tfac«i«optiiitte  Faitli : 
Child^^^billd  be  4iAcleafir>^^exciiided^ram«  GolMuttMic 
i(ri^«B(d<>d,  hketieAtiKm,4^ 
^iitedlK^ptifm,  or  Privily  of  hiiCbtnrti  iaadCo- 

5i  ajter  «ffirmi#«uit  ^  a»wimi(c  lof  Ww(itM>n  H 

#a^tt*i8.  Adts.  ii.  f9.  ThroidiaaKC  of  Iwnatioo  j^ 

''::iy-  ^'-^^  ■■> ■-'    ':■■-.. ^f:---..'  -■■.,.-■.:  -~^"  ■'.■■»  ■  •.  --t -■/■:■:-.■-:  lo 
^wiu««iHmEzsK»  .?"-    _    /:    ^    **aKa#fcr<dwr*.  te 


\\ 


-Tt^ 


>       . 


^ 


\       •, 


•^: 


t  *•■ 


,f^< 


,^  die  CdWnwt  of  ciiri^  tnd  Piltlcipation  df  iti  Ben* 

fruftrntefo ftr ts in  us li^flETPfS^  fliut  thofc 

fron^  tt> whom  it, wtimndeby  the  Almighty.    The 

ftirtf^poftU!  calif  Inf tnti,  i)f/iij^«»  <or  they  w<(ire  to  be 
ciri^iplfed,  had  Circumcifion  continue^.  A'^s  xv.  lo. 
AkiSnt  maniteaiy  ftiewi  that  Infants  are  not  excluded 
f^  any  Privileges  they  formerly  enjoyed,  and  their 
Rkiitto  be  Members  of  Chrift's  Church  ilill  conti- 
SS.  GliAft  never  deprived  them  of  thofe  Privileges, 
nor  eidulcd  them  from  a  Fart  in  his  Covenant.  He 
Iwlv  had  Authority  to/do  thU  i  and  fince  nf^M  no« 
•        it,hii  Will  cbnceming^them  is  manifeft  from 


^ 


■"iiff 


K' 


^2na,  and  %y  remain  poifcffedot  what  they  formerly 
' 'tnioved  ■■■■"" 4-<'^ <§^-  -"i ■'■■'-'' \rr.i:.-'-it^--v-^  :-^r 'i^-^:Af^j  , 
lumpcars— Thft  Ba|ti(m  was  one  of  thole  %c8  by 
whichtoTjcws  admteei  Headien  IProfelytcs  to  their 
^tMxm  Am^y.  tiP  Infartf  of  thofe  who  em- 
brawd  JudaiiSf  andVere  gathered  under  the  Wings 
ot  the  Divine  Mjjififty,  were  baptised  with  their  Parents. 
Slants  alfotak^^aptivein^ar.  oithat  were  bought. 

-or  had  been  e»poled4  burt^^^p  fl^^^*^  .?«>*«: 
"  WttdbylUptM^^  and  Applitation  of 

'  &pti(m,  thcNttuw  of*a^l^ 
m5i«if.    And  when  Wcoimanded  them  to  prolelytt 
liKirffNarions  bmlaptif^  withputany Reftri£faj>n  or Li- 
'^mitation.wha^r.  they  could  have   underftopd  him 
ill  naotriwtfcnfe  llHm  that  Infants  were  ftill  to  contir^oc 
Subieaaof  it  ai-formerly,  and  were  |o  be  profelyted  by 
it     From  hence  the  Reafon  may  be  learned  why  there 
wai  noexprefs  Commandihcntforfiiptiiing  Infants.  It 
V99»  ttocceffary  i  fince  they  were^  Su^ds^of  Baptifnr 
befiie*    as  well  as  of  Circomcifioii,  in  the   place  (fl 
%hm.  Chriftian  Baptifm  fucceedW    Infants  are  a  con- 
vjerable  Partof  eyery  Nation  |ind  when  our  Saviour 
e^mmanded  the  Apomes  y^/rofely«i  all  Nations  b^ 
S^^ii,  Aey  wefc  included^  thi;  ^^W*^"^"  forbid 


forbid 
Chrifl 
thole 
difpic 
M  Ac 
ceflar 
tifm» 
our  I 
\  thercl 

Faitk 
II  are  o 
Ikfrom^ 

JMne 

tiaal 

tHe.j|i 
thenq 
bead 
lai^h 

and  : 
Biit  t 
jcfts 
t^atl 

Tim 

,  aRei 
requij 
iprcui 


iy>Biit 


-w- 


1     9 


• 


^p 


It    s 

kne- 

If  wc 
thofe 

The 
to  be 
\  lO. 
luded 

their 
:onti- 


leges. 


s  not 

from 
merly 

tcs  by 
their 
ocm- 
Vings 
irents. 
wght, 
profe- 
on  of 
flour's 
)1elyte 
orLi- 
d  him 
fiitii^tae 
ted  by 
'  there 
iiits.  It 
lAptifm 

ace  # 

laviour 

Dns  by 

I.    T0 

forbid 


% 


fmWd  them  thciffow  m>4wH.lii|iiidb^tiii^  JpwqfcN^ » 
Chridt  it  tocounr^raft  Hit  CoaMlifli»^i|»«^'il^^ 
thofe  from  coming  19  ,him«  whom  hit  tii¥icicd«  md  wi§ 
dl/jplc*^  at  thote  whafbrbadc'thfm. 
I4  AcbiuU  F«ich,«fK)  Rc|Kiit»fic«>  v  not  aWbliiiify  ni| 
Cf  flary  in  Bapcifm,  as  appears  from  our  SavkNM^  Aup 
tifm,  which >e  fuhmitpi ta  l»  OrcW  .tafiuidifrvit  for 
^  our  Uie,  among  other  Realboa«i<  Ht  had  noSki^  fad 
^  thcrefoit  co^ld  DOf  repents  netthrv^dld he ftfod^Miad 
c^  ^aith  in  a  Redeemfr,  nor  coiMd  hie  hine  fuch^ 
Faith,  k%  is  re<iuired  in  us.  That  Faith  itod  Rcpfoaindl 
arc  ootJipply  neceOary  in  ff^pdSmi  wffmmAlti^iim^ 
from  ^  AdmlOiQn  €f  lyfama  <tti#tOwii»iilit:ttlfariifc 
^  G(^  byCircumcifH>ni.whi€h.wtg*Scal#4htt|U^^ 
Jkrncis  ot  Faith.  /Ripip,  iv.  |  K  under  •  DtTpenMofiiii* 
*i!litJ^hich  ftipc^M  *  Hcdcsemer  iiim^siMiiiiCM^ 
Mi^lHpeiipitiont  aiid  oo$4^rfd  S^fatioiMhiitWpiiiKl 
.  V^hiiCif  ciimiO^nivnfttQ  iM  J»i«Hh^  ihrfaMliBiim 
,tq  the  C^nmaA<QUpfpf#t|PQ.sl«if^MNxi«iiti^ 
iHlitne  Furp(;>(es,^  tho*  mc^  Mjplj^'ii*  W  #M^ 
the.  vai^  pt  r^  DilpenffriOfK'u'll;  JiiiIm 
be  adfnitted  £9  ^^9^^^ff^  Afirii^iU4^  ^ 

lUi^h  would  1>e  interrupte4^th«  ConaPrvoftif  ttie 
jp^y ine  Procedure  would  be  deftroyed.  In  Adu|jbK  FtUh 
and' Brpentance  are  previoully  ncceflary  to  Baplifmis 
Biit  confer  from  thence  that  Adaht  are  iibi^0^1$i$- 
jcfts  of  Jlaptifiti,  wouid;!^ jfu^  l^jOrfiird*  ^  mSifof 
thatlpCihis  (hcm)^  not,  oi^;,bec|i^fe^ 
tkal  if  4m  iOMidnoi  workymitlMir  fioM  kt4§i.  >t!Thds. 
iji^  10.  A  Profcfl'on  of  Faith^i^|th^*<Mie  True  OM*:  aiD^ 
a  Renunciation  ^f  irHeir  fbri^$r:$icai»  and  Jteligioii,  Ifm 
requiffd  in  Adult  Pi-ofelytef  to  Judfiifm  bdoMtli^  svire 
fircumciled'^.    As  thisboweiritr  (^4io&pftvent  Imnto 

.  •  fl^m  were  tf^  S6rts  ^  Profij^  to  JajIM&il  7«*  1^  wwe 
called  i^f/ifyits  gftbiCtwftmt,  Mi^tfpMitffk^j,  vJIMju  Tlbc^ 

were  i^daiitted  to  ilm^ft    ~         ^^ 


.A 


■  ri 


!t1 


feil?'^!  iji 


J3J 


•w 


I      < 


,-^\ 


fiotiim  Wf  i\MBk  l^riMkMi  or  RenuQcUckMi :  So  nci- 
Ummt  teM  the  l<lcoefBty  «f  FMtli  and  Repenuunce  in  Aduin 
In  or^r  to  be  btptiicd,  pwvent  Inlanct  from  being  pro- 
jHrr  Sbbi^at  of  Baptilm,  tltbo*  they  have  not  aautl 
fali&iMi  RctienaaiKic.  __j,.. ., 

WIlevpi^caioQ  ifoin  the  ^fTiwrdf  i 'Comnnand  to 
M|pt^iattncsy  itwieakmiid  impertinent.  For  belides 
ftbsk  heing  indttdbd:  in  the  Command  to  baptize  all 
Kalionsi  iHydi  etimdcd  to  all  who  were  capable  of 
k  MtatMpJ^  laliiMi^te  then,  by  the  Authority  of  God, 
iaffcflelBoii  .qf  the  ii»ijht  to  a  Covenant  Rilarion  to 
MH(UI|^.irMv4i#hithJ|iMdefH'ived  themof-the  Gram 
ititedd^^  remains  val^),  and  in 

iMiyBaNc.;  ToffOM^  k^^asunneceirary,  at  there  wa!i 
Hn  iliiMlf  airTQntfliaiir  rriftd  sboucitHI  lb  thtl^  not  for- 
hlMini  ihrhiiTi  m  -^fr  rinlf-''  is  a  fumcient  Pro0f 
^kmA  J^MiiMy^  IWUL  eoneemiftg  tf^m  in  this  Pbint 
it;oitlten0i£'  !(.#  be  ptbdaced  where  the 

(iaMsli%!>^Mliide#  l«^  fMi  1^  f  ritUeges  ofhtsP 
<6flMiiMMK4fa«ibilkiMMtH^  ihouM  dedicated 

to  lwmMiiiiij*iifa^;|ui4>tbc  Foiiit  hUI^m  ^ven  up.  But 

fiiciMtalh^ibrky  wM  bB<iedaire  iiii thisCaie ^  and  for 
;sart- ,«-Ht4>*X  ;n*.t.,^^;i^^^,^^.;.; •:. ..,;,    /:/^'/.  -y>}7 7.-' -'  ■  .-^  >th»' - 

IS^fff.    Tl>cy  Wiiaiifiw^ 

pt4rcttmcii}:d,  nettle  obferyodt 
.  to  obrervic  whit  were  called  tble 
AM»^V^  5ki^ VIM.  i^l^di  were  m  fttlowt.   1.  Of 


^«9;iM^  Cmfifin,  oTflniaft  eituig  t||«  Mcinber  of  aaiy 


Md 


■«c 


l?*?^ 


•«  C(dWSi  ^Cidld^i  Hi^'  IcuBt  '^  fine  "RiBi 

^Pil««u  Tlm^>tty  ilfti^  175^* 


Gqdt 

nifter 
ItUaci 

;hattj 
lijEedt 

dreno 
InfiKM 
neitbfi 


/  und  di 

jents^ 
/iBvcryii 
Mfnit  1 
no  pra 
Term 
lea 
/oaptii 
reafon 
•chettl 
tObje^ 
•fhey.fl 
iOonio 
<paAed 
aed%i 
.wffie 
4ii]ec 

Tiiune^ 

hadn 


?^,. 


li>^W' 


*■• 


God.  (9T  nfif  Qitfu  maik  by  hiai>  M<f ^4  Wiyitii#  .  .^ 
TiKivif  tto  CnniffyaDd  ift  (b  miny  WpnAi  IP  fMr 
nifter the Eucharift  to  Women;  neitW  it  ttieiie nn jiv^ 
tUsce  in  Scripiune  ih«t  my  W^oum  #i  ffc^if^e  It  &•  of 
$\m  tb<  Adult  Ofl^prUig  q^  CbfiftlMi  ri^mirirfrr  niff 

lijEsd.  I  h«  SiifDcr  of  ^Cfif^urie  in/  fOiMilfy  v^id  »! 
Mcludr  Wjohemki  Irooi  t|m£ii(clMinftf  V  fns  4di|l|  idUt 
^en  of  ChriDtnii  Formes  frpfp  |la|^ifi)a»  ^  tf  cjifuuidf 

tMiiif  the  Oidinavoff ,  fr^ni  i()e  AiiMmr  ^r 
mid  divine  PfQQediure,  id^^T  liK  ftigbt  pf  >r.«»iKP  ^Uli^ 
0DC  Sacranfut,  imd  of  MmIiPs  (|orii  qf  /Qhfifliim  ^«r 
jftntif  to  the  Q^ifirS«CF«ilient,  cflfi  bf  ^'m^kmA'  Am 
«vcfy  Argumenc  from  Region, jIiqiii  ibc  NaI|i«|  9f  lffIH» 
jtAfm.  from  the  AniJogy  of  Ffiitb  m4  Ditm  tPm^Ml% 
iopvc^«chefe:  WilliOfo^^fie,  iw  9fil}r,(d)|ng)iw^^^^ 
Termn  to  vindicjiu  fbe  mm  ^flt^mmSf  Vmii^v  V 
It  «ppcarji-r-Tbftt  wh<9le  |^9fiHtiiil^NilH(9i^i^;^^ 

K|Kii9d,  A<^9X¥i.  lA,  la*  f  f^w!.  I-  iif  ^mm^Mi^wm 

reafonablycoocludetnerewwfaPflpi«tf|»Wfrf9>J^^ 
•fhntthe Jews,  ^i^^m  (bietdy  IP  ^rfI  Fj|^  m'ly^ie 
fObje^ioit  tolheCkiMyv)er{[^je|$te4«pihe|L|^ 
-they  fixcludiBd  MdiiMnK9mitf^mli  #>tf£i^  Aqb|r 
ftk>niD<fbd.  Ha(lihUl)i9jmthfiM)(e»  ih^Qisviriirgiilf)  Ime 
>pa|icd  Iton^  inSilcofie/i  copfi^ecMtt  k^jMchl)^!^ 
ilied  atC»ifte0a«c|LeUtiO0'ti»<;;^  ^wrbi9h  WirQ^r^ 
weie  po^flN,  fltoiWaqi#(9^4)b9^  ^ 

m^rc  |u^cuft»nMdWhttV#  ch^r  CbH<^  I9dn^|||tfd  91 1^^ 

jfame  (jpiHttHil  JBItffliga  with  iheqnjf [v^ »  fft^^^y.  tt^ 

HjVeiiy  great  Blefling,  and  accounting  thofe  uriciean  who 

had  not  a  Covenant  Relation  to  God.    An  Exdufion  of 

M  s  .    Jtfs 


,h'.'. 


pm»wiMiJptir< 


— v.>, 


t 


■  r  .< 


fA 


..-..v_.^t_ 


l^AWrij  incredible  tnd  jncimlfeeM  with «.«  taft 
iSift  pet/ea  Difpentatioh  for  the  Recwcr,  of «.  loft 

'^JS'C  the  Almighty  never  h«depriv^^lnto««l. 

'^Bkffi-gs,  and  to  be  «£««"«:^ 3«;'  h^l^S^^ 

tet  the  Ort»fer»  of  infant  B»ptifm  |*»^"5*  "V","" 

t?.««irS«iouror  W»  Apoftlwhave  exdwW  Infants 

'&  C^orS^ant  Relation^.P<>d.--troni  the^^^^ 

?"^1^1„  S^Sument.  and  we  Ih*  he  ready 
B  8«»«P '»  *'r^  io  It.  But  if  this  cannot  bedone. 
to  t«y  dld^  5Xp.fflW!  in  the  facred  Writings,  as 
tftliertttno  ff*^!,'ftj;;fc^^^^ 

"'•if'*  *,S«^efl^ldnOtwith-hold  tbofe  fHWl 
ctift^^  k^oSTto  be  broorfit  to  him ;'  b« 
SSieSto  him  In  that  holy.  OnhMoce.  bf  hath 

■  >Pr^«'  *Aft"lS.n;  Baptlfm  w«  praffifed  In  the 

W      ^«mfniM  and  Hernias,  who  n»ed  iii  the 
^te  lS?w  ^'Sul«.S  tW,  principle.  «b 
'^^  AndeSTprincipally  founded  theJWece^  of 
%  !^^W  <>Srb^ogbSm  in  a  Sta^ot  Sin-that  m 

ctAf  fortjr  Years  after  ^*V i^^^^ 

i::  «*^Ss^^^p«^  "^^  left  ikdi  Bi.*i»^.« 

:  ^^'V^rhou^^.    Article  ».  ilud. 


■T 


1^ 


/.  I 


f  laft 
aloft 


nts  of. 

enefits 
^roplc, 

PUce 
Infants 

initia^ 
ace  be 
is  Sort 
5  ready 
edone* 
,ngSv<a$  #1 
vj^ant, 

totiodi;^ 
tfeftom  • 
m-,  but 
hp  hath 

d  in  the 
mention 
ill  th« 
>les  ^ 
ce^&tyof 
-that  ift 
nfirmed, 
mention 
Apology 
iK^'that. 
thfi 


there  were f hen  many  ^ChrifHanswho.w^retMrolefyted, 

r ««  or  difcipljpd.tQ^Chrift.from  their  Childhood,  inohad; 

/  «VcontinUed  in  fpottefs  Virginity  610  or  70  Years.?*/" 
tk  uies  the  (imt  Word  tp  expreto  their  Pf»fihiijlk  go, 
Chrift,  which  our  Saviour  liimfelf  ufed  whfn  lie  ^cofi-, 
gian^  his  Apoftles  to  prosklyti  aU  N^tSituLhi^iiz^ 
il^4hmin  the  Name  of  the  Father^  So%,  oM  ffcfy  Gbtfi,, 
An^  thofr  mentioned  by  Juftin,  ntuft  have  been  pr^fe^. 
lycfd  or  diicifjed  to  Chriftyi.  f*  baptized*  in  Childhood/ 
while  many  iot  the  Apoftles  were  Hying;  .lor  he  wrote 
thl^  but  40 Years  after  St.  John,  as  I  faid  &fore,  and  f hofe^ 
Frofelytes  had  continued  in  fpotleis  Virginity  60  or  7a 
Years.  Thi^  (ingle  'teftimqny  is  fufficient  to  convince 
any  unpjrejudiced  Perfon,  that  Infant  Baptifm  wasprac* 
fifed  in  the  Apoftles  Days,  and  in  the  next  fucceixlln^ 
Period  of  the  Chriftian  Church.  ..^  ^ 

It  appears, — that  lrenaei|8,  wfip  wrote  his  two  firft; 

.  Books  aealnft.Herenes,  abbut  70  Years  after  S|.John, 

'  and  moft  probably  was  himlelf  baptized  in  Infancy^ 
declares  that  Chrift  ^nk  *«  to  fave  all  Men  by  himfelf: 
V  All  who  are  regenerated  to  God,  i«  #.  baptized,.  In* 
«*  fahts,  juid  little  Ones,  and  Children,  and  Yduths,and 

^  **  old Perfons."  That  by  regenerateant  means kaptizedi 
there  can  be  no  reafohable  £K)ubt ;  for  he  freqi^iently  and 
exprefsly  calls  Baptifm  by  the  Name  of  Regener'adon,, 
isccordingto  the  Language  of  primitive  Writers  in  ge^- 
neral,  as;  we  have  feen  already. 
JTertuUian,  who  lived  fomewhat  later  than  Irenieius^ 

.  4)ears  T^ft^ony  that  it  was  the  Fraflice  to  baptize  In- 
fanu  in  his  Time,  whjlft  he  declares  that  in  his  private 
'Opinion  he  is  againft  it;    and  would  difiliade  Chrift 

'  ti^s  fromnt.  Tertulliaii  was  extrenoely  whimlical  in 
this,  and  in  other  Particiilars;  and^hts^Ficklenefs^of 

'  ^Ppc^  lead  him  at  laft  t^  leave  the  Church  and  join 
I^Montanifts,  a  mo^  erroneous  Scsfl  of  Heretics.  Hit 

.j^tcempt  to  diftUade  Chriftians^^n^  baptizing  Infants^ 

pind  his  aiking  *l  why  fhould  their  innocent  Age  haften 

'     "  "^-./v   •''"'■:  .     '-      ■■■,■■'■■  .«ra 


O     - 


'  i 


SmV 


'■fit. 


AA 


6n  i?/to«  i^tip*^  ' 
SKf  Arittti«d«U  Pfllte»eM  ariinft  tfceGodh^d 

SweitWfty  #  Jete»  Ctwift-ttathe  *as  v^  "J 

.il.<.<i  OmI     Dte*  not  the  Oppofition  or  the  Mrrc 

SSSTd^ntJfom  thote  oliWh  JkMbaptitofound 

AekOWofittcMwit.  :  '    „:-*u 

^ffi^^AlBiifKlriitM.  t*o  i«»««eifipOr.ry  wiA 

rcMllttt.  ^ho  a«  town  o!«*f ^  t* -f ft*^?ilde» 
fcAePwaiia  tf  b^tizingJhfaBts  at  that  Ttm^  a^^ 
^r  Sn  *f  pteigmg  or  «Kppi«g  them  b  BaptUli|| 

•»4«  «fe  St.  Wjni,>«fiitta$  not  only  that  Irthnts  «ere 
JStoTbotthatS^y  «^  BapHi^on  d.is  Ac^unt, 
« iMnfe  b*  the  Saerftrtent  of  Baotifm,  the  Mlutitm 
«.S«»  Binh  is  token  away ;  jjnd  for  thb-R«fon,  »^ 
•*/afi.  (heChitf^h  Wieeii-ed  a  t««tion^  Orter  froW 
«  Ae  Aerflto  t»  te<«a*e  InfaBB,"  By  ha^ng  tbft 
TPollodon  of  «ir  BJWh  taken  awayv^e  ««««.  S^ 
TnUniM  ftoma  Stttiof  Wrathto  a  State  of  Favom 


^ 


jl:.  ■..- 


^•\' 


*•     \ 


to 


ft* 


head 

rtbb- 

<re  in 

atid 

firft 

ants? 
ptifW 
Tiine 

\^  id, 

hckifd 
th  his 

fdudd 


'^^1 


od°  of 

tpTOr 

liiud^/ 

iCvaiaj^ 
iptiftiH 

ut  isil: 
tswere 
ccount^ 
^ticm 

ifon,  ite" 
crirbttt 

Jng  the 

Fivmirt 
chisOfi. 

erf  Ocrf  V 


to 


to  be  the  Sentititents  .of  the  primittvo  CHnftisMlt^  in  gi^ 

neral  concerning  Baptifm  \  and  hencjc^  there  :ii  a»  oogfiif 

Proof  of  their  admitcibg  Infants  to  it.  \  . 

Cydrian  li^  but  a  few  Years  atter  Origwi,---about 
i5oTears'aftcr  rSt^  John.     He,   with  a  Counal  of 

46  Bifliops,  unanimouny  d^rmtoed  that  an  jdifint  of 
any  Agp  migHt  be  baptized  \  and  that  its  Baptifm.  di««ld 
not^hc  delayed,  wltil  the  ciglythfiav  alter  ^^  CWW't 
Birth,  as  Fidus  a  neighbooring  Bi(lM>p>  feeiiied*io  fup* 
p^e»  and  aiked  the  Opinion  orthc  Council ^OflKiernlng 
It.  It  (hould  be  pbrerved  that  Fidusi  did  n^t  heficaie 
whether  an  Infant  ihould  be  baptized^nor  did  he<:onGilt 
the  Council  oa  that  Head.    Buf^bc  hcfitaiod  who)*eiP 

\  the  Law  of  Circumcifion,  which  enjoined  ttiatiChildsen 
Tdig^t  be  circumcifcd  at  eight  Days  pld^  (houHJ  npt  be 
qbfcrved.  ^  For  as  Baptifm  fucfeeeded  Circumcifion,.and 
fiippHcd  its  Place,  he  whimrically  .(woi^gh  fi;q;ip(rfedithat 
no  Mantflsould.be  baptised  utttd  i«  wa^  eight  Piys<  oldi 
On  Sis  Point  he  defircd  theOpiidod  of  the  Copjicilv> 
who  all  agreed  that„  the  L,aiw  ofCirajmcifion  whicjf 
enjoined  the  Adroiniilration  of  that  Oi^inance  alt  aght 
bays,  did  not  now  hold  good  wi^  p||ard  to  B^pli^ ; 
fbt  Infants  might  be  baptissed  at  ^yAgf^--b«fw 
were  eight  Days  old, --ev«^**wlicndewly;b<i^r«''>  for, 

/'«•  thefpirituaJ  C\x(^fti(^v^^  mining  Baptiimi  y^^  dPti 

^   «  ^^y^ifti,  rcftrainediy^thc  Cilbw^^  in 

"theFlelh".  v   , 

The  Teflimonies  in  favour  of  Infant  Baptifm,  whiijl 
f  occur  in  the  Fwrtb  Ccdtury,  are  very  ounaerous.    The 

'Works  of  many  eminent  Fathera  who  flouriflie#  a«  this 
Perbd,  are  ftill  extant^  and  fufni%4»cbdcar  gvidence 

.    fcrthePfaaice  <^  Iiifi»£ J^p^iilv  tJwt  .Ani^i^tifts 
grant  theU&geof  j*«CifatiiNft  Ch^  ^^*- 

mit  Infants  10  that  Sii<cr#ittcat.  Several  of  themr  w^reicn^ 
pgwi  in^odt|«^«NM:^ 

^^^\  one  prindpjd^ijgpg^  to^^ 


•M-'. 


m^\-:-.['^ 


if  V 


.^*Wtf»fc. 


I^Jirm^  "  thiit  in  Btpdfm  their  Skis  may  I 
«« dqntdy-^ie  that  is  an  Infant  is  loofed  in  Baptifr 


f 


...  /}■ 


t^  ^»?JI^  on  hfant  BapHJm. 

be  pa'r- 

_^ ^    m  irom 

**  ^  Bond  of  his  fore  Father  ;  hi?  that  is  orAgc,  is  hfy 
^^  Blood  of  Chrift  freed  from  his  own  Boitd  -,  mi 
^*  iMb  from  that  which  is  derived  from  another." 

^•^fjChrifk  died  for  Sinners, /«rx  Si.  AmuHm,  and  if 
<'  Ififaiitai  nho  it  is  certain  committed  no  Sin  in  their 
«*  tkt^  are  not  held  cajptive  under  the  original  Bond  of 
«•  Sinneidier  :  How  did  Chrift,  wKo  died  for  Sinners, 
*«  die  for  them?  If  they  are  not  difeafed  with  any  Sick-. 
*«  ncfs  of  original  Sin,  why  arc  they"  carried  to  Chrift, 
*«  the  Pfiyfician,  to  receive  the  Sacrament  of  Salvation, 
**  by  the  pious  Fear  of  their  friends,  who  run  with 
<*tliemlo  ic  Why  is  it  not  laid  to  them  in  the 
•*  Church,— ^arry  back  thefe  innocent  Creatures:  The 
«  Whole  nf«l  nouft  Phyfician^  l^utthofe  that  arc  fick-, 
*<  Chrift  came  not  to  call  the  righteous,  but  Sinners? 
<*  SO'ftfaQgeAThhig  never  was  faid,  never  is,  or  never 
«  Witt  be  ftid  in  Ac  Chuich  of  Chrift."  And  again  hp 
fays,-^***  Now  fincc  the  I  Pelagians  grant  that  Infanb 
<*^poft  be  bapcited,  as  j  not  being  able  to  oppofe  the 
*«  Authority  of  the  whole!  Church,  which  v^s  doubtkf* 
**  ddiverod  by  our  Loid  and  his  Apoftlcs,  they  mv0 
^  oonleqii^iicly  grant  that  Infants  (land  in  need  of  a 
<«  Mediator/' &c. 

ptlig^»»  to-do  bniY  Jisftice,  did  not  oppofe  the  Au^ 
thoriw  of  the  Choesh  in  this  Mat^r^  and  exculpated 
himftif  from  any  fuch  Chargq^  hi^  Letter  ^  Innocent, 
Btfl^  of  Rome.  '*Meir  (Under  n^,  ^  i^,  as  tf  1^ 
«*  doMcd^  Sacf^Mient  of  Baptifm  to  I^nts,  and  pro^ 
*f  nifedithe  KiAgdom  of  Hcsaven  to  any  F^r^Mi^wMh^ 
*«  0uriheRcdeflilpii(%  of  Chr^V  Whereas!  never  hear^V 
^*  nocevcB  of  apy  imf^oot^licretic  that  m:m\6  fay  that 
**  of  Io6uits^^-<'-iiamely,  ^&m  %y  ^ouM  em  be  bap- 
iMd.^**  h^tW^i^,  wbo  qm laeio  ti«^;)foiis  as  «>  Wnw 


<**'. 


*  ^«^-'«* 


*'; 


•:^>- 


■w.  ... 


.■■'■  %'  ■;.:••; 


vt. "   v;. 


■  :"l7 


..,.._     ,       , 


^C*:: 


^  <<:«»' dKii' 


tmi!^<V'ii&^'^:-.i.,^^..iil£t'^'f^^ 


*'Ji 


r.\ 


Had  Pclagius  been  able  to  (hW  that  Infikit  Baptifm 
was  an  Innovation,— that  it  haid  crept  lately  into  the  : 
Church,  and  was  contrary  to  the  Nature  of  th*  ^^'^''\, 
mem,  and  Chria's  InftitudonoMt:  It  had  delivered  *| 
him  trom  one  of  the  moft  perplexing  Arguments  that 
was  brouglit  againft  him  in  th!s  Contioverfy.    And; 
altho'  he  ncidier  wanted  Learning,  Parts,  or  fufficient* ' 
Knowledge  ot  ecclefiafticai  Affairs,  to  have  done  this, 
had  there  been  any  Truth  k  it :  Yet  he  neither  atcemp-^ 
ted  it,  nor  was  it  in  his  Power,  ^  ...     [ 

Ceieftius,  an  Iri(hman,$  was  the  Coadjutor^  of  Pela- 
gius,  in  propagating  his  Herefy.    In  a  Council  held  ac 
Carthage,  Celeftius  endeavoured  to  bring ,  himfelf  off"^ 
by  laying  **  concerning  the  Derivation  of  Sin,  I  h^vc* 
"  heard  fevcral  in  the  Catholic  Church  deny  -it,  and 
•*  fome  1  have  heard  affirm  it.     It  i#«  Matter  of  Cbtt-^ 
••trovcrfy,  not  of  Herely.    As  for  Infants,  I  ^ways; 
•*  faid  they  ftand  in  need  of  Baptiim,  and  that  they  ate 
«'  to  be  baptized."  Upon  which  Auguftmc  obl«fves,— ' 
*«  He  fpoke  this  with  an  Intgftt  to  fignify,  that  ifhe  had' 
♦«  denied  that  Infants  ought  to  be  baptized,  then  indeed 
«  it  might  have  been  jud|;ed  Herefy,  butriow  that  he 
'•  conteflcsthcy  ought  tobebaptized,  tho*  he  ^ivenot  tfai" 
♦«  true  Reafon  of  th^r  Baptifm/'  namely,  their  l^ng 
by  Nature  born  in  381,  and  Children  of  Wrath  i  ••  yet 
**  he  fuppdbs  he  does  hot  eiriiii  Matter  ofFakhtAi^^^ 
**  dfaeretore  is  not  to  be  accounted  «n  l^Ktic  J."       V^' 
Aoftin  had  faid  clfcwbere  th«t  he  ncve^  read>  ttor  heard 
of  imy  Chriftian,  whether  Catterfi<:  w  Sisaaryi  Itt^^ 
deniei^  that  Infants  were  baptized  for  the  Rwimon  ot. 
j^^  iliucb  lefs,  certaunly,  did  he  read  or  hear  of  ^ 

"  "^     idthatihcyfhouldbel:0ipthJcdM:alt|4o#if« 

•'?!  iar„  '^'  'He 

$ierpm|iyb  thtt  Ctleftiiif w«i^«  Seo^feti^*^ 


■*f 


^    art* 


<*« 


^rr^ 


/  " 


;-'i...\,  ■-,.»■  a.,,. 


mfih^Mm*^^^ 


'■-^m^^m^l^mi^A'^S^imit-  "I»i««K.! 


«  / 


^ 


t.^  MttOdarad  thtt  thU  gwtt  M«a  Iwed  only  »boot  300      ! 
YawXr  St  J«hiir-*at  he  M  t  moll  i!!)om«« 

^rtl  iowdir  IW  wten  it  wM^firft  p»»«ed,  fe 
I  fo  thM  he  dr»«r  up  a  vary  pmSt  tuxmMjS  the 
ilHewfies  vrfiich  mfcaed  Cbriftwiuq^  unol  hwowa 
«iii»i  if •UthU.I fay,  be cotfidered,  ciil.we conceijr^ 
^  it  Boffibta  tWt  he  fcould  not  be  »ble  to  le«rn  ditt  the 
!^2ffiwof  thefirft  «id,fecondGenturie»welfrAiin- 
ftSbS^  if  in  Rediti  ther  were  fi«hr  ItU  mterly . 
^^SK,  I  might  fey,  impoOible,  tWtt  be^wouU  Mt 

tilii?  in  >^ primitive  Writer— -that_ChrJlia«  w.A,, 
SS  Seir^BldreD  from  Baptifm ;  hut  '^  ^^  '^^ 
Sre-    th««  if  »U  *«  Evidence  th«t  can   be  «»• 
SSl.dX«l.  that  boA  in  and  fmce  the  Apoftle. 
TS?£«»iverf*»  PraAice  of  Chrifti««  w«  «>  bap- 
-  fiotoJtttt.    Korean  the  private  Opmion  of  .one  or 
^SficilP«)p»«  who  were  for  delaying  Baptrfm,  .- 
3  SSoff  for  R«afoo.-totid)y  difereot  ?^m  ttofe 
XrASbqftifbnoF  urge,  be  juftly  deemed  an  E«^ 

"fiSiS^^th.t  the  g»«erri  Pmffice  of  the  Chriftian 
^IJXlSto  tl»  tattWh^tfct  twelfth  Century,  wai  » 

^eZ^uid^  rf  B«W  we«,  on  thtt  Accowt,  ch^ 
SlSSSTirtiviioWB*  *e  P'wop'"  ofMameheifa 

SiS^  IsmiMGC  and  Maiice.  becanft  Aole  rioui 
tSSSSfawLo-mainion  of  the  C^^^ 
Jgg*23^2S5p«d  acunftiu  Erron.,  Tfiefc  are 
A^^kiKeSiS^  a»  Arir  Pwideceflbrvin  oRiormg 

.1"'--  ^       •:•  ^         '  :  ?:  V-''"'.  .,.',:...■.' 


^■■'' 


"^'vi 


An  Effkr  oti  IwfMi  Mapiilm.  •%  v 

ihM  tlicy  w«re  P*fcd6baptiibi    Their  Priaciple*  we«* 
Hie  fame  with  thofe  of  Pfoufttntt  in  general  u  thit  Bm 
They  were  indeed  the  ProteftMts  of  tjieir  Tinw,  wh^ 
bore  TeiBmody  tgMnft  the  Cotruptions  of  theLiw   ^ 
ehurch  5  and  fwppofed  by  tomt  to  be  the  mtmJfisH^, 
mm  U  Propbefy  in  Sackcloib^  mentioned  in  Rtv^  ».  §i 
The  Praaicc  df  baptizing  In&nts  wm  then,  at  it  w« 
before,  and  hath  been  fmce,  diffufed  throughout  the 
Ghriftian  World.  Wherever  theName  of  Jatut  C«RWr 
was  worihippcd,  and  his  Gofpcl  believed  m  the  dm^  - 
rent  Parts  16f  Afia,  Africa,  and  Europe  i^-thtre  the 
Infant  OBFspring  of  believing  Parents  were  dfldicaced  to 
God,  and  entered  into  Covenant  with  him  by  Btpifri> 
Nations  ctttirely  dwjoined  from  each  oibery-^*dilElFk>g 
as  much  in  Manrttars  and  Principles  in  many  Rcfpcas, 
M  in  their  Climntls;  IPethave  unanimoofly  and  unl^ 
tcrfally  agreed  in  admitting  Infanta  to  Bapttfm.  ^  > 

This  is  the  Gafc  at  thii  ptefent  Day*,  The  difierciit 
Denominations  of  ProteftantSi-"the  Members  of  the 
Greek  Church,  of  the  Church  ofRome,  with  the  Pio^ 
feflbrs  of  Ghriftianity  in  Africa  and  Afiaj  are  Fftdor  - 

From  all  iliti,^fr(im  the  re^ed  Wbtd^  of  6od. 
ffom  the  Uniform    Teftirtiony  and  Pradice  of   tfvc  . 
Church  of  Chrift,  it  appears  that  Paedobaptlftf,  aft 
sgreBtbte^  to  the  Will  and  Intention  of  Hiii  who  i« 
ftipromc  Head  and  Legiflator  of  his  Church,  when  they 
cnlift  their  Inftmts  under  his  Banner  in  the  Ordinance 
Of  Baptifm.    The  Will  an^  Lawa  of  the.mUd,  the  holy 
jBsci  coincide  exaftly  with  the  tender  Emotions  of 
L<*ve  to  our  OfiilpriBg,  which  prompt  us  to  ftck  their 
Welfare*  Suffer  it$He  OfUdren^and  fmrbid  tbm  net  t»  m^a 
^  M»(— is  his  graoio^  Declaration  concerning  thenar- 
Jsref/nibis  fbi  Kinfdme/Hmfen.    '  .V 

)  O  ftifer  them  then  to  come  to  Wm.    3n«tch  than 
not  i^om  his^  outftretched  Arms  of  Love  that  wouU. 
embuce  them.    He  ca^b,  he  invites,  he  cammandt 
X.    '         -       4      "^'  ;-.-thcm 


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w 


>. 


.^■Wf  ■,'<»" 


:  ;»** 


til ,  A^  J'Efti' «»  */**  "*'^'"" 

!L.  u>  be bfbi.Kht  uiwo him.    SluU  wo  thenllften  w 

*?f?    1.    r^r  4t   and  turo  •  *!«f  Ear  to  him  ?  O 

iAirhnf  thev  Oiould  even  rtvac  US  lor  uuiiig         n^Umm 

•SStU  M?Si2S  ^'Sns,!"'  r  T  "f 

who  hath  pfe'«"*°7y.  '  ,u„r,  who  ate  in  Darknefi.   . 
him  evneftly  to  «"''g^r  *fL*S^^^^^^^^  *hat 

tunc— at leaft, none  ouiinc  j^       f^^  the 

^^■l^^S'^^'^  *^  Sineent,  u  you  do. 
SSS^te  p/wr  therefoie,  but  low  the  Man.  In  the 
^^Jrtit.k^f$  ftrive  u  reft««e  him,  ihould  »  F»- 
SP'^f  •^'' ..„  iS?    lufeech  the  Almighty  to  bring 


dimly, 
after  0 
rightly 
each  (] 
•"Infinr 
how  It 
we  ex 
our  A 
(houk 
with  ' 


\. 


?• 


dimly.    Wc  are  liiblc  to  Error  ind  I>ctf tfoii  e?J^ ' 

after  our  moft  cireful  Rcfctrche*  and  Endcavourt  to  bj 

rightly  informed.     Should  we  not  therefore  bear  witli 

each  other,  and  Ihew  Charity  and  Compaflion  to  the 

•-Ilifiniml«i>f  bur  Brethren  ?  How  many  ImperfedKoni, 

how  much- Guilt  do  we  find  adhering  to  ourlclves,  when 

we  examine  our  Lives  by  the  divine  Law,  and  weigh 

our  Aaion*  in  the  Balance  of  the  Sanctuary  1     Thia 

Ihould  humble  us  in  the  Sight  ot  God  ;  and  mfpirc  ut 

with  Tendcrnefs,  Forbearance  and  Charity  to  ihofe  who 

are  in  the  fame  impcrfeft  State  with  us.     And  it  is  my 

fmcfrc  Def»e  that  this  little  Effay,  may,  ihro'  thejii- 

vine  Bleflirtg,    be  inftrumental  in  promoting  fuch^a 

Difpfefition,  at  the  fame  Time  that  it  points  out  to  the 

Reader  theLawfulncfs  and  Neceffity  of  Infant  Baf- 

Trsii,  and  confirms  him  in  thisJPart  of , the  Ftfi/^  «»r# 

delivtred  to  the  Saints.         /        &.    ^,1       i.   « 

1  here  are  two  Particulars  withi^ich  I  beg  the  Rc»- 
der  will  permit  me  to  conclude  this  Se<Slion.  ,  i  - 
*i.  It  were  much  to  be  wiihcd  that  Sponfors  who  wi- 
fent  Children  to  be  baptized,  were  mirtdful  of  their 
Duty  in  Confequence  thereof,  an4  punctual  m  difcharg* 
ing  it.  There  is  Reaibn  to  fear,  ihat  many  look  upon 
anfwering  for  a  Child  at  the  Font,^  to  be  no  more  than  a 
decent  Ceremony,  or  Compliment  paid  to  t*^c  ChUd^ 
Parents,  which  ifi  no  more  to.be  thjwght  on  or  regarded 
attjcr  the  Bapiifm  is  finilhW.  Th&i^  a  very  great  and 
dangerous  Miftake,  as  well  as  fcrverlion  of  the  End 
and  Dcfign  of  havingSponfors.       '    ^  ;  -     . 

Sponfors  for  ChikJrcn  at  BM)tilm.were  very  eariy  ufe^ 

l^s^   inentions  them 

}arfd  in^fucha  Mjmi^ 

general,  and  of 

Ends  tMt  may  be 


\ 


in  the  Chriftian  Church. 

quite  TOO  *^cani  alter  the 

in  a  Parage  already  quoted  a»]p 

ncr  as  plainly  evinceth  ttic  U^gi 

long  ftanding.    Belid^s  other  t- 

wifwcrcd  by  thi«  Praaicq  v  Sponfoififire  a  very  prudent^ 

ncctftry  Sc<:uriiy  to  tbeChurch^of  God*  that  the  Infant 

■'   W  ^v-:  , -^  .• :,     ■;?/:,..:■;■.:  ■-.,■.■;  -.::-^'  .?^;;;-.\  \  'r'..  >'^-.Vadmittcd 


#! 


t^( 


>  > 


'  '-Td 

. .-    -■    . 

, 

•"- 

NV-' 

■  ■'■'/•■■. 

,i^^ 

V  .  , 

,•,,    ..-.!' I.;- 

■•/■■;  . 


f. 


9 


I 


•  ■•(;■ 


iQmlltea  and  made  t  M<niybcf  thereof  willbi  virwouj; 

ittiitr.  and  brought  up  in  the  Nurture  afi4  Admomtion 
^f the  Lord.  We  (Kould  confide r  a  Sponlor  as  the 
»eprdentaiivt:or  Deputy  of  the  Parent-ckofe^him 
to  Jedicaic  his  Child  to  God.  and  «or  the  more  elfcauai 
AttMnment of  thcfc  eurpofes;  and  indeed  Parentn  (hould 
beeaiitious — entremcly  cautious  tn  the  Choice  they 

f^Mcor<!^  to  the  Order  of  the  Church  of  BH^land,\t 
k  the  ParTand  Duty  of  Sponfors.-"  To  fee  that  the 
•♦  Child  foclMch  they  arc  Sureties,  be  taught,  to  toon 
ii  ^  it  (IsidBbl^  ^  ***'^"  ^^**  •  tolcroli  Vow,  Pio- 
»♦  mife  SHWcOion  it  hath  made  by  them.  And  that 
•«  itmayiW^thefc  Things  the  better,  tljy  ihould 
w  call  u^hitto  hear  Sermons— and  chiefly  provide 
•«  that  it  may  learn  the  Creed,  the  Lord's  Prayer,  and 
^  Tea  Commandments,  in  the  vulgar  Tonjtue,  and  all 
•*  either  Things  which  a  Chriftian  ought  to  know 
*•  Ind  bcMeve  to  his  Soul's  Health ;  and  that^|t  .may 
if  :^  virtubufly  brought  %to1cad  a  godly  and  Chriftian 

^^^  •   T^  is  the  Duty  of  Sponfors tScy  folemnly  en- 

^  MB^    perform  eaehof  thelc  Paiticulars.     But   if 

ST^negleftthcie,  and  pay  no  R^g^J^  ««>  *?;i- f*^^^ 

EjiBg  the  Font,   are  they  "^t  guihy  of  Bn^ich  o^^ 

■^^  Prevarication  in  the  Si^  of  God  and 

Dns,  and  engaged  to  difchafK  theChriftian,  benev^ 
khtDutics  aboye-wcn^^w^  ^  ^  tiien  diat  you  negled 
SSyour  ^uty  V  norletthe  Blood  c^th.Unfant^^^ 
intiTchYWi  flood,  cryag»infty«u#tthclaftl^y.  There 

bound  to  do^NotJiingW  what  *  ChnHiaiiv  *Hitiri^ 
SS^PerfiHi  of  a  beneSoigir  Difo^  ^ncllus  *c 
^ofGodatHcart,flKmldd«liglit».    YTill  y4W 


S     1' 


•^w^ 


M'  .:^ 


171 


not- 


not  lye  fe  (fidcfi  ^ HKift 

it  fo  etly,  ii  well  ts  pleifing  ^^^-^^^  w_  _. 
J  You  will  tell  fne  oerhapt— TB^^^Mfre  obligtf 
to  inftraa  th«V  Children--t(i||^HBr  up  in  the 
Nurture  and  Admonition  <A  t^^^^Hp  I  gf*«  «*^cf 
are— the  Ties  of  Nature,  and  the  Lmsof  God,  oblige 
them  to  this.  But  tbiir  Obligation  no  more  acquitiTiir 
fromdifchargpngywr  Duty  ;  than  your  Obligation  m* 
quits  the«  from  difcharging  tbiirs.  If  Parents  do  their 
Duty  to  Chfldren,  Sponlors  certainly  havethclefeto  doi 
yctftill  they  (hould  fee  that  the  Child  be  "  virtuoufty 
*«  brought  up  to  lead  a  godly  and  a  Chriftian  Life/'  But 
are  there  not  many  Parents  who  negleft  their  Duty  ? 
"Who  pay  little  or  no  Attention  to  their  own  Saiytti^ 
or  to  diiat  of  their  Children?  ^  ^  ^^^    t 

He^e  more  efpecially  the  Sponfor  ihould  wkc  Cart 
and  exert  himfclt.    T:o  guard   againft  the  iH  Effe^ 
which  refult  from  foch  Ncgleft  in  thefe  Cafes,  is  oo»- 
principal  Realon,  why  the  Church  of  God  requires  Secu-  ^ 
rity  for  tke  Chriftian  Education  of  thofc  Childfen  whidi* 
it  admits  to  be  its  Members.    But  this  pious  Caution  ii 
entirely  fruftrated,  if  Sponfors  neglcdt  their  Duty.  ^ 

If  you  arc  a  Sponfor  therefore,  do  not  UA\  to  be  mind- 
ful of  your  Obligation.  The  Intercft,  of  Religion,  the 
Honour  of  God,  with  the  Benefit  of  th^Child  you  prden- 
ted  toBaptifm,  are  all  nearly  conneaedwithtbcDiicharg« 
of  your  Duty,  k  will  alfo  tend  to  wi Jc  vff  the  Reproach 
of  Gainfayers,  who  make  an  Handle  of  fuch  Dcfefts  as 
arc  iuftly  (Ajrgcible  on' Individuals  only,  againft  oufr 
Church  ipffenferal.  'Bcfides,  pious  « emulations  and orf 
thodiut  Pfifictples,  joined  with  unftund  Praftice,  arp 
*by  nt  Means  cpri^nt,  nor  will  the  fohner  idonc  avail 
ui  any  Thing.  Av^il  ti?,  did  I  %  ?  ;rhcjr  iwll  rifr  in 
Jud^ejlt  $g^pft  us,  apd  aggravate  Oiir  Guilt,  It  wc 

a8^coh|itt«4tiiifSththcm.        ,  ^  >J  'i  i^.  «Lt-^  r  i.  ' 
r^JUt  your  Prayers  then  afccnd  toGod  itillch«|forthe 
tn&nt  W  haV€  dedicated  to  him*--that,  «•  being  re-- 
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a  ^  mw  be  daily  renewed  by  hi«  holy  %""  -7l~V* 
i4  fiorily  ttuin  the  End  .imed  «  ^.^«±^^^y 
-S.nd%ll  other  Graces  efen  ««f!«»f  "^'X"^" 
•hUPurbore  a%fooD  a*  Reafon  dawM  H»  «a  cenacr 
M?JTtL *t l^ught the folemn  Vow  andPromife 
SS  S^  by  y«.  *Ad,m.mfc  it  of  tfo  Du^.t  owe. 
S^God    and  JeV.ieth.tltbe>ftru6tedm*r^^^^ 

Spks  ot  our  holy  Faith^  Hereby,  you  '^'^Jf^ 
^wx  Du«,  and  deliver  your  own  Soul  v  ««» if  it  pe- 
iT  ittbUwd  cannot  be  required  at  your  Haipls. 
"rhfn^rMdTaft  Thing  whioji  I  choofe  to  enlarge 
-n^tST  bSe  Slture  ot  our  Baptifih*!  Engagement 

SeAlmiKhty.  The  infinite  J^ovah,  became_  W 
?-««««  fiod.-the  Holy  Jtsos  became  our  Mediator, 
i?^S;dStolSaVhurch.  enr^leda.  it  were^i,. 
iS^FSSr^S  inWattd  into  his  Holy  Covenant  i 
'wL«hSw.  «Quired  •  foderal  Right  to  the  BlefTing?, 
ffieLTtt^Pi^ifaot  that  Covenant.  Hence  we 
'SCT»J»«CHa»T  tor  Pardon  Wd  Ac^pt^ce 
ffi  Grf--ror  Juftiftcation  through  his  ""i^^^^^Sa- 
crS«  SdRwhteoufnifv  ^^  *«  Aid  of  his  Sp«r w 

"w£SS2?Sr:^b«  Almight^forvouch- 
^S*SSy«.im«ti«dIfe^^ 

^^^n«gJ<«,Wl^^ 

*  tranflatedusintoaState^fneraincw  j«'^^»-. 

toma  State  of  Wrath  and  Condeynaoon!^.^,     v^ ^ 
■^ntWLuld.refiea  further,  that  in  Baptifm.  which 

•«.  God,  all  the  Day*  of  onr  Lite. 


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Wfl^mt  flmm^mMf  ^  iiptettiiiFigiyBicot.    Qg 
a*  ilif  rtilmit  MetMit  <f  fcring  adautiBd  into  •  Stib 

4«ii«lif  Suieiirckiiafea>  Inh  our  Natun  maft^  ht 
«hMifenl«Wi.  l^iilM  diic  Ch»i^  of  Scute.  %  tte 
{feQM  of  RegeMTitkHi  ^  but  ntiiMce  me  noc^  m  tf  I 
4|lmt  bf  Ibift  t  R^ovadon  o^  the  Heart.  wltbollC 
^wMch  a  Cbaegeofoiur  Slate  wilt  aTail  nodiing  tb  Sal* 
fwiiofi.  I  gaye  ft  thtc  Nime,  becaiiic  lio$md  it  nloft 
afliteablei9^t)ie8l«letf  iScriptore.  aod  diei:4uigi]l«|e 
4irikii  Fii6(iiU«e  CmiftMiia.  and  ol  our  Refbrmefi.  But 
I  jm  not  anxiona  ^bont  Nlmet^  CiM  this  ivwinl 
Ck«i«ie.<^His  Cifowfih  in  Gtndt^  by  tbe  Nanse  of  Rcgn*' 
Jifna^oiift  K^wfratiQA.  or  what  fife  you  pleda^^lila 
imitait.  If  you  JmH  but  cheTtof  itil^,  you  mfmt 
jpnfiifhf  vfkmfer  Wohi  you  thinly  noftlidtablf. 

jtiQom]^^  i^  Bapcifitt  lioth  fmdbit  un^ 

yf^:.  ^^m  PioM^mW  vrUch  it  lo  follow  thelEsa«mli  ol 

/j^-OocSiriourClmft*  and  to  be  oiadt  l|Hjf imto^hlal  } 

if  that  4tk#  died  ior  uv  and  rofe  iigatiipili  fliould  M 

^  WlMftare  hi{K^  die  from  Sin.  and  ^ib  again  mio 

«f  Ri|^b«eoorMf  I  conttmiallf  vnordf^ng  our  evil  and 
^  coenipt  AtMioatt  and  daily  mboep^ng  in  #  Vir« 

f^  iiieimd  QodlineAof  Living;^  Hda^  itielPiuag 

igptfedlil  ft^mr^^ratdtit  we  fliould  afpire.  and  ior 

ofiQuifti  iMbenand*  like  unto  Umi  e»ternaiBif« 
,^(inJliilMit:aiviflilf1o^8alyMion.fiv/^^      '^  .  ir-  .  s 

rir^'^iVt  taiori  NMe  ill  Bapdfin^jSi^  jr>ter  milmm^ 

^!l^  ilMNU  ti!f  )0f^  tOkir^  eo  bgoaHed 

9;>  ^GMfti*oi»  eiidpiar  Oiftiii^^  take  Oft  1^  I  |ar 

.^f  JOiHciinii  it  9«iU#^         mMk  « fetlCbMpli 

-^NMi«iBnl4fWmil|  aiQTaoiX  Mgan^pBe|f>'M|^.^S2fW 


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H  to  free  Spirit-We  «t«««i;^. '^j  ^  Si 
^^   .   _  0.1.  /:i„S   nuoht  'to  know  ountivef  lor 

%iottcd>t  Mnong  thert;    He  A«lwe»  ivw«i_w  «f^ 

«a«r»ri»i»'fa%Wcfh,  pwrs a  Flood otLig^ 
lile  he  WW  «  Mm  •/  *»»»»■?»  f^JSSSSiZ 


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Ihcfcf ore  be  more  bctnotta*  morcti^^nxtd  tk^  tHeirt  2 

As  Biptifm  khus  itpiefiBntt  our  l^rofeflion,  and  it  is 
the  Dutv  of  tuofe  who  ar?  iwipuzcd,  to  follow  the  £x« 
aio^^Chnft,  and  be  made  like  unto  him  :  So  this 
tt,alfoeflenti4]r  neceflary  to  tfactr  Haraineis.    The 
Alm^ty  hath  infeparablyconneaedjoar  Duty  vithoMT 
Happiof  (s  I  kf  that  when  we  d^it.from^  the  one»  wt 
defltroy  the   other.    The  Almighty's  Iiiiunaions.  are 
wii^y  founded  on  the  Nature  of  Thingt^^his  Conn 
mimdmeoti  are  not  grievous  or  uhteaibnable.    He  ^Is 
m  toHblinei^i  bccaufe  without  Holiaefs  no  Man  can 
lee  the  Lord,  pr  be  happy  with  him.^    In  ojder  to.enjof 
the  Blift  9t  jHeaveQi  we  muft  iiave  a  Difpofition  uind 
Temperfittedfor  K.    For  how  could  a.  Soul  which  ii 
under  Uit^  Pominion  of  Sin,  and  averfe  to  the  Ways,  the 
Laws  and  Service  pf  God,  be  happy  in  %  Prefcnce  t 
What>(  there  in  HeavcQ  fuited  to  the  Diijfxifitionof  iiich 
a^^l  ?'  Alas  I,  Heaven  would  ykid  it  bo  Joy  i  nor 
would  the  Company  dt  Angelsi  and  the  SpiritI  of  ju|t 
Mefi  made  prrtea,  afibrd  it  any  Flexure.  1  There  can 
|]^^OpleafingIfiiercourie  or  Fellowihip  between  imel- 
ligeflii  fieingii  whi^h  ^e  opppfite  j^  their  l^iture».Tom» 
'  pcr,^t)i(jpoGtioii  aod'Pefiresi  '^^'  .>;';-?i'/  -■^---•y  ^'':.^v•^■■^■>^^^ 
Heair  on  this  Suijea;,  the  pious  jnd  animated  ^Bifhop 
HaU^**  Whensin  ftaods  Hfqppineis,  fiysM  if  not  im 
«  iMir^near.  Eelemblance  of  Chrifti   Why  wtt  Waij 
^^  created  hqppy,  but  beUufe  in  JGod^.  Imagei  Th 
<t^  Gtoff  of  Paradilc,/  the  Bimtty  of  his  Body,  the  Dut 
>*  of  i|i^Cre||tures,  could  not  give  hio^  Felidty,  wi^'' 
"f^  OUtt^Lii^n<^  iphis^C  Behold,  what 

^  k^i^Qiir^Negk^  w<B„rocotfr  in  out  Mifcr^^ 
««  CMlNt^  to  fhi  Image  of  dw  Son  of  Qod 

•*  thaTis  QOllikiiiiiiElder^  £^ 

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^  '^irSotlfc 'HSSili*  ^*enlrMl«!. 

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iKi.^  il--«i»^  f^^^BP '^.'l!!^^ 
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Fittf  .^Men  would  iiercebc  Iww  Tain  mrf  »«  «r 
jk^nnoct  of  Rdi^  i^miltft  chry  bwiA  «-» 
Smmu  m  C^ftUT  jBtos  i-^-unlcfii  Oitef  fni  m  m 

...Mid^iit  iM  the  iBW  M«m  I  iWm^  ^iTir  Gi^  u  tndkdim 

>M.  l^wotiM  hence  lBtf$  to  look  on  Of^^ 
all  tli^  Exteviale  of  Relig^b'in  their  pfO|)trLI|bt»  ti2. 

At  Miami  only^/I^OT^r  ^n^j^'^f  ^!^ 
that  End  b  thUKenoviuH^  ofCbe 

Spirit.:-  ^i^--'-^  ■  ^^  --  '    f  .-•''-  1  '  l^^i  "w 
^I  cannot  clpfe  this  Seai<|jii  better  than  iddr  dw^- 
of  thepioua,)carn|4aiidju<>ick»s  Dr.&jT/*  jmc 
ihe  above  Troths  iiT  a  ^liking  Ught,  and  which  I 
neftly  lecommeiid  to  the|  Reader's  moft  ferkmt  A 
tion/   Having  made  aJjuftDiftiftaion  betweeii 
JUMon  tf  iU  ^Mit  confifting  in  thofe  internal  Gi 
wlUch  the  Go^iel  aima  «i  p^ndnginour  Heatti,  bet 
the  H»w  Man  wc  aie  ko  |Hit  ^n  which  fits  iw  for  "' 
^n;  aiid  die  iW%*wi^  *t  Atoiw,  wWchjco^ts  of 
lialOrdinailoes*  leading  to  diatEnd,  tb«I>o^P„^ 
**  This  Rel^on  of  die  Mm  ia  of  no  fiitthttrUfc 

\^*  dK5  i»»^>t  andWie«?  w»  *^  S?^***^  ? 
^*  it  an  tfeduid  Meina  ef  the  iUbdon  of  dit  F 
«•  which  b  ft  ^rfeftl^  diflf n£t  Conf&radon  ftook 
f«  foriner :  For  it  wbbhi  be  no  Advantage  to  us  to  h 

M fiedi«* difpoted  for HtcJNcaufe Pleaftitr, ^hidi 
•«  fSaiNte  Thkitf.i^plie^iCorrefi»^ 
^««  «e»t<t)etweenSeO^€§pd.thcl^ 
♦•emof^it*   «ut4othrlimyerofevwwiaiWM 

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«•  Soul.  ForsfhiitCoiiooid  am  there  be  bctw«:t 
V  |i»l  iMid  d«Fili(h  Spirit,  and  %Founttm  o^  «»  Uj 
i.$nd  Ooodnefc  ?  between  •  knftil  and  carnalized  on* 
.« that  underftandt  no  othet  Pkafurea  but  only  ihofe  of 
W||ic  Fleflu  and  thofc  pure  Virgin^Spiritj jhat  4ieither 
Muxm  drinks  but  live  for  ever  upon  Wiidom,  and 
0  HolMi*  and  Love  and  GontfcnipJaiion  r  Certainly* 
•«  'tiHopr  Mind,  is  cootcmpeied  to  the  f^veuly  State, 
•••ndwcafe  of  the  fame  Difpoftiion  with  God,  and 
i**  AiWl«.  Wd  Saint!,,  theie  »  no  Pleaftire^ fii  Hgven 
«Mh3^wba(a«reolbtetaui•    For,  arforthe  Main, 
V«  we  A^  bftoTthc  fame  Temper  andDtfpofition  whfil 
i«  ^  owie  into,  the  other  World,  aa  we  are  when  we 
«« leave  this  I  it  being  unima^nable  bow  a  total  Change 
«*.(hould.be  wrought  in  us  merely  by  paffing  wt  ot  <)nc 
.n  .World  Inioanother.    And  therefore  as  iii this  WoirJrf, 
<«  it  is  Ukenefs  that  does  congregate  and  aflbtiate  Be^ 
«*  ings  together.  To,  doubtleft  it  is  in  the  ^er^too. 
••So  that  if  we  carry  witb  us  thither  our  wicked  and 
«•  deviliih  Di^fitions,  (Mweftalldoubtlefsdo,  unlefe 
««  we  fubdu^  and  mortify  them  here)  there  will  ^bc  no 
«•  Company  fit  for  us  to  affociatc  with,  but  only  the 
<«dcvi|iih  and  damned  Ghofts  of  wicked  Men,  with 
••  whom  our  wretched  Spirits  being  already  joined,  by 
«•  a  Likenrfs  of  Nature,  win  mingle  themfelves,  as  loon 
«« as  they  ate  eicommunipated  from  the  Society  of 
••-Mortals-   For  whither  ihouW  they  fiock^bi*  to  Birds 
••of  their  own  Feidier?  With  whom  flwuld  they  ^ 
««(aa«B»  b»t9"ththofe  malignant  Spiritt  to  whom  they 
^  are  alffa^joined  by  a  Owimttnity^  Nature  ?  So 
Htha^rfqppmng,  that  i^hen  they  land  in  Eternity,  it 
Hweie  tell  !•  thdr<nm  Uberty  togoto  Heaven  or 
^  JE^  iBW^hcSoclettMifc^  fleW 
^•H  i|  plw  thai  Heaven  wuirid  be  no  Place  for  them, 
%^  the  Aiti  of  that  bright  Remon  of  eternal  Pay, 
W  woidd  imm«^         theu^  black  and  helltik  Ni^ 
^Sfi^.fkJ«»Jl  what  AoliU  they  do  iiiKH^^ 


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•«  blefled  Beings, /8itc  inhabit  it,  to  whole' Gdd  like 
*•  Natuitt,  divine  Contemplitionfl,  and  beaycnly  Bn»> 
«« f^oymehti,  they  have  io  great  a  Repugnancy  and 
««  Aveifation  ?  po  that  belidet  the  having  a  Risht  to 
«•  Heaven*  it  liTneceflary  to  our  enjoying  it»  that  we 
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Tfu^wSwa  eooeerning  mjfelf  with  tbeii  Chionolo- 

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